§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the full cost of the market-testing exercise in connection with Strangeways Manchester prison from its inception to completion on 15 July.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the director general of the prison service who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated July 1993:
MANCHESTER PRISON
The Home Secretary has asked me to reply to your recent Question asking for the full cost of the market testing exercise in connection with Strangeways Manchester prison from its inception to completion on 15 July.The in house team and evaluation panel used consultancy support at a cost of £130, 000. Additionally a number of 148W Prison Service staff, both full and part time, worked on preparing the tender documents, preparing the bid and evaluating it.
§ Ms RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library a copy of the contract awarded to the in-house bid with respect to Strangeways Manchester prison announced on 15 July.
§ Mr. Peter LloydResponsibility for this matter has been delegated to the Director General of the Prison Service, who has been asked to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Derek Lewis to Ms Joan Ruddock, dated July 1993:
The Home Secretary has asked me to recply diretly to your recent Parliamentary Question asking if the contract for the management of Manchester prison can be placed in the Library of the House.
The decision announced on 15 July was the selection of the in-house team as the preferred Service Provider tto manage HMP Manchester. Work is now underway to draw up the Service level Agreement which will incorporate the Operational Specification placed in the Library on 27 October 1992.