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<p>As you are aware, on 26 June, I updated the House of Commons Justice Committee
on our plans to build the first prison in our prison estate transformation programme
at the former HMP Wellingborough through public capital, with construction work expected
to begin late 2018/early 2019. We intend to launch a competition to appoint a framework
of prison operators, from which we will select the operator for the new prison at
Wellingborough and potentially further prisons following expiry of current private
sector contracts.</p><p> </p><p>All of the above, including analysis of any bids against
a public sector benchmark, will be subject to the usual value for money and affordability
tests through a process involving the Ministry of Justice, HM Treasury and the Cabinet
Office. Contracts will not be awarded if bids do not meet quality or value for money
thresholds.</p>
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