MITIE, the strategic outsourcing and energy services company, is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the Prison Service as its partner to bid for the management of all nine prisons currently involved in the prison competition announced by Secretary of State for Justice Kenneth Clarke in July 2011.

MITIE was selected following a competition between a number of providers and the partnership arrangement will start immediately.


The agreement signals a new approach to competition for the Prison Service who will harness the expertise and experience of both organisations to enable the public sector to submit competitive proposals for the 15-year prison contracts.

Steve Wagstaffe, Director of Public Sector Prisons said: "The partnership with MITIE will allow us to combine our respective strengths, skills and experience to help produce compelling bids for each of the establishments we are bidding for. Public servants will be responsible for the core operational work involved in running prisons and a number of key services will be delivered by MITIE under the contract.

"I very much look forward to working with MITIE in the coming months."

(CD/GK)