SA Seeks Prisoner Movement And Court Management Provider
SA Seeks Prisoner Movement And Court Management Provider Including Secure Transport And Management Of Prisoners.
SA Seeks Prisoner Movement And Court Management Provider – South Australia’s Department for Correctional Services is seeking a supplier to provide prisoner movement and in-court management services across the state, including the secure transport and management of young detainees.
Expressions of interestSA Tenders & Contracts · Notice 338306
Prisoner Movement and In-Court Management Services
Department for Correctional Services on behalf of five SA agencies. Statewide secure transport and custody management for prisoners, alleged offenders and young detainees – first stage, by EOI.
Closes in
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30 November 2026
Closed
2:00pm Mon 30 Nov 2026 · Adelaide (ACDT)
Industry briefingWed 4 Nov 2026 · details on the notice
EOI closes2:00pm ACDT Mon 30 Nov 2026
Next stageNot stated – expect a shortlist
Services
Secure transport, in-court and hospital custodyAdults, alleged offenders and young detainees, male and female
Coverage
Statewide: metro, regional, remote21 Magistrates Courts, Mount Gambier to Coober Pedy and Berri to Ceduna
Contract term
6 years + 2 × up to 5Potential total of 16 years. Contract value not stated
SAPOL, SA Health, CAA, DHS, DCSPolice, health, courts, human services (youth justice) and corrections
Incumbent
Ventia AustraliaCurrent contract since 1 August 2021, per DCS (SEN context)
Source. Scope, agencies, network, term, briefing and close as reported by SEN from SA Tenders notice 338306. The portal blocks automated access, so these were not checked against the notice itself – confirm there before you lodge. Service name and incumbent from DCS’s description of the current contract (SEN context). Times ACDT (Adelaide, UTC+10:30).
The service will cover movements between prisons, courts, police stations, medical facilities and other approved locations, together with the management and supervision of prisoners, alleged offenders and young detainees in courts, hospitals and during medical appointments.
The Department for Correctional Services is administering the contract on behalf of SA Police, SA Health, the Courts Administration Authority, the Department of Human Services and the Department for Correctional Services.
South Australia has 9 prisons with a current prisoner population of approximately 3700, while the state has 1 youth justice detention centre with an approved capacity of 80. The court network includes 21 Magistrates Courts extending from Mount Gambier to Coober Pedy and from Berri to Ceduna.
The successful supplier will be required to provide appropriately trained personnel, a specialist secure vehicle fleet, secure depot facilities, fit-for-purpose ICT systems and operational governance capable of supporting metropolitan, regional and remote services.
Scope at a glance
One provider, five agencies, every corner of the state
Not a guarding contract with a van attached: the supplier carries custody from the cell door to the courtroom and the hospital bed, and runs the fleet, depots and systems behind it.
9PrisonsMetro and regional
~3,700PrisonersCurrent population
80Youth detention places1 youth justice centre
21Magistrates CourtsMt Gambier to Coober Pedy, Berri to Ceduna
Secure transport
Prisons, police cell complexes and courts, including regional Supreme and District circuit sittings; return trips; medical, Parole Board, drug assessment panel and guardianship board appointments.
In-court management
Male and female prisoners and young detainees in courts and police cells: escorting to and from courtrooms, supervising in court and running the cell areas.
Hospital custody
Security and supervision of prisoners and young detainees admitted to metropolitan and regional hospitals.
Supplier must bringTrained personnelSpecialist secure fleetSecure depotsFit-for-purpose ICTOperational governance
Source. Network figures, service streams and supplier requirements as reported by SEN from the DCS notice. Headcount, vehicle numbers, movement volumes and transition dates are not stated in SEN’s report.
The scope includes secure transport between metropolitan and regional prisons, police cell complexes and courts, including appearances before Magistrates’ and Youth Courts and Supreme and District Circuit Courts in regional locations. The service will also cover return transport following court appearances and transport to medical appointments, the Parole Board, drug assessment panels, guardianship boards and other approved appointments.
Security responsibilities will extend inside court facilities, with the contractor required to manage male and female prisoners and young detainees in courts and relevant police cell complexes, escort people to and from courtrooms, supervise them in courtrooms and manage prisoner and detainee cell areas.
The supplier will also be responsible for the security and supervision of prisoners and young detainees admitted to hospitals in metropolitan and regional areas. The proposed contract will run for 6 years, with 2 options to extend for further periods of up to 5 years each.
There’s an industry briefing as part of the expression of interest process scheduled for November 4 and this tender closes November 30 at 2pm South Australian time – you can learn more here or read more SEN news here.
EOI closes 2:00pm ACDT, Mon 30 Nov 2026
Book the 4 Nov briefing, then lodge by 30 Nov
Open the notice on SA Tenders & Contracts, check the industry briefing details and read the EOI documents early: this response needs fleet, depot, ICT and workforce plans for metro, regional and remote work. Lodge by 2:00pm Adelaide time on 30 November.
SA Tenders opens in a new tab. Dates as reported by SEN – confirm on the notice. Adelaide time (ACDT, UTC+10:30).
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