{"id":858385,"date":"2025-06-27T10:11:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T15:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/27\/wates-lands-14-8m-rapid-build-cell-block-contract-at-hmp-albany\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T10:11:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T15:11:57","slug":"wates-lands-14-8m-rapid-build-cell-block-contract-at-hmp-albany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/27\/wates-lands-14-8m-rapid-build-cell-block-contract-at-hmp-albany\/","title":{"rendered":"Wates lands \u00a314.8m rapid-build cell block contract at HMP Albany"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wrapper_sleeve\">\n<p><img width=\"620\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ca.emap.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/03\/Prison-jail-bars-justice-MoJ-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Prison jail bars justice MoJ\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" ><\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-start=\"70\" data-end=\"277\">Wates Construction has been appointed to deliver a \u00a314.8m rapid deployment cell (RDC) scheme at HMP Albany on the Isle of Wight under a call-off from the Ministry of Justice\u2019s \u00a32.5bn Constructor Services Framework.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"477\">The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) awarded the contract yesterday (25 June).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"477\">Wates is conducting the two-stage design-and-build job under the PPC2000 (Amended 2013) form of contract.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"279\" data-end=\"477\">Work began on 13 March 2025 and is scheduled to complete by 30 June 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"780\">The scheme will deliver single-occupancy, containerised cell units configured as single or double-storey blocks, the MoJ said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"780\">These will be linked to ancillary accommodation including offices, storage, kitchens, serveries, association spaces and laundry facilities. Each unit will be equipped with fixed furniture.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"1071\">Wates is conducting design and pre-construction surveys in the first stage of the contract, valued at \u00a3545,602.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"1071\">The main works include foundations, hardstanding, lead-in services for water and power, and final connections including drainage, fire alarms and in-cell telephony.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1208\">The original cost estimate was produced by the Ministry of Justice and its cost consultants based on desktop and non-intrusive surveys.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk\/notice\/87f5dcc4-51a0-426f-a222-3249ed9000aa?origin=SearchResults&#038;p=1\"><em>Source: Gov.uk Find A Tender<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"miso-related-article-grid\">\n<p><h3>Related Articles<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/contracts\/wates-lands-14-8m-rapid-build-cell-block-contract-at-hmp-albany-26-06-2025\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Ben Vogel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wates Construction has been appointed to deliver a \u00a314.8m rapid deployment cell (RDC) scheme at HMP Albany on the Isle of Wight under a call-off from the Ministry of Justice\u2019s \u00a32.5bn Constructor Services Framework. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) awarded the contract yesterday (25 June). Wates is conducting the two-stage design-and-build job under the PPC2000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":858386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1791,100309],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-858385","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lands","8":"category-wates"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=858385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858385\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/858386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}