1. The Department of Correctional Services has not entered into any contracts with the mentioned service provider, however the mentioned company is a sub-contractor of the Bloemfontein Correctional Contracts (Pty) Ltd (BCC) which operates the Mangaung Correctional Centre (MCC) as a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Correctional Centre under sections 103 – 112 of the Correctional Services Act 111 of 1998, as amended (CSA)
2. It should be noted that a presentation was made to the Justice and Correctional Services Portfolio committee on 18 March 2022 indicating that the contract entered into with BCC would come to an end on 30 June 2026. Subsequent to the security incident, on 20 April 2023, a termination notice for a period of 90 days was issued to BCC, and thereafter, the contract will cease to operate.
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