Serco Group PLC Gatwick Immigration Removal Centres GBP200m contract (6143D)
20 February 2020 - 9:24PM
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Serco Group PLC
20 February 2020
Serco signs new contract to manage Gatwick Immigration Removal
Centres valued at GBP200m
20 February 2020
Serco Group plc
LEI: 549300PT2CIHYN5GWJ21
Serco Group plc ('Serco' or 'the Group'), the international
service company, has signed a new contract with the UK Home Office
Immigration Enforcement department to manage the Gatwick
Immigration Removal Centres (IRC). The contact is expected to start
on 21 May 2020 and has an estimated total contract value to Serco
over an initial eight-year term of approximately GBP200m.
Under the new Gatwick IRC contract, Serco will manage and
operate both the Brook House and Tinsley House IRCs, as well as
providing Pre-Departure Accommodation (PDA) services which are
currently operated under a separate contract and delivered from a
dedicated unit within Tinsley House. Serco will be responsible for
all aspects of detainee safety, security and welfare provision
(excluding healthcare services which will continue to be operated
under a separate contract commissioned by NHS England), together
with facilities management and catering.
Serco will be recruiting around 170 additional employees,
increasing overall staffing levels to approximately 580. This
increase is intended to ensure stability and decency in the support
and care for residents, and was mandated by the UK Home Office as
part of the bid process. Current employees will transfer to Serco
under TUPE. All existing and new staff will receive thorough
training and management support to ensure that there is a positive
culture and that high standards of professional conduct are
maintained. A new programme of residents' activities will also be
introduced, including an extended core day and purposeful
activities to improve the centre environment for all detainees and
staff, in line with Home Office requirements.
Commenting on the contract award, Rupert Soames, Serco Group
Chief Executive, said: "We are very pleased to have been awarded
this new contract to manage the Gatwick Immigration Removal
Centres. Serco has a great deal of experience of caring for people
in the immigration system both in the UK and internationally, and
we understand the sensitivity and complexity of this role. We know
that staff and managers at Gatwick IRC have worked hard to achieve
improvements in recent years and we look forward to working with
them to build upon this further. The Home Office has made
significant investment in the design and resourcing of the new
contract, and we are committed to ensuring that there is a healthy,
decent environment in the centres for all residents and
employees."
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For further information please contact Serco:
Stuart Ford, Head of Investor Relations T +44 (0) 7738 894
788
Marcus De Ville, Head of Media Relations T +44 (0) 7738 898
550
About Serco
Serco is a leading provider of public services. Our customers
are governments or others operating in the public sector. We gain
scale, expertise and diversification by operating internationally
across five sectors and four geographies: Defence, Justice &
Immigration, Transport, Health and Citizen Services, delivered in
UK & Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and the Middle
East.
More information can be found at www.serco.com
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