Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which contracts placed out to tender by (a) his Department and (b) HM Courts and Tribunals Service have been bid on by Synnex Concentrix.

As of the 7^th July, the following contracts the Department, including HM Courts and Tribunals Service currently have out to tender are,

PQ 5623

1. Professional Services, Evaluation of Sentencing Council Guidelines.

2. HMP Holloway Fire Safety Improvements.

3. Reducing Reoffending, Provision of three Risk assessments at

HMP Swaleside, East Sutton Park and Stanford Hill.

4. Operational Goods, Supply of Portable Mobile Phone Detection Equipment.

5. Reducing Reoffending, Retender of Provision for 1 forensic psychology risk assessment at

HMP Leyhill,

6. HMP Wandsworth Demolition of Laundry.

7. Reducing Reoffending, Provision of sixteen forensic psychology risk assessments at HMP Frankland.

8. Compliance and Enforcement Service, (Court Fines).

9. Transforming Youth Custody – Secure Training Centre.

10. Criminal Justice System – Efficiencies.

11. Professional Services – To implement a specialist financial services framework.

PQ 5624

I can confirm that Synnex Concentrix has been announced as the preferred bidder for court enforcements.

At this point, we are unable to disclose which suppliers have been involved in the other competitions listed above due to procurement competition rules and regulations.