Re Contract

Reliance Security Group PLC
25 February 2004



                    Reliance Security Group plc ('Reliance')

 Announcement of Preferred Bidder - Custodial and Court Services in England and
                                     Wales


The Directors of Reliance are pleased to announce that Reliance Secure Task
Management Limited ('RSTM'), a wholly owned operating company, has been
appointed preferred bidder for a new seven year contract to provide prisoner
escorting and court services to HM Prison Service in South Wales and the West of
England. The new contract area is one of four enlarged areas (currently eight)
and is approximately two and a half times larger than the area which RSTM has
serviced for the last seven years, extending to Birmingham and the West
Midlands, the Thames Valley and Hampshire.


The new contract is scheduled to commence at the end of August 2004 and is
expected to generate turnover of approximately £250 million over its seven year
term.


RSTM's appointment as preferred bidder closely follows its success in securing
the provision of prisoner escorting and court services across the whole of
Scotland, which was signed in November last year. This latest success, in the
face of strong competition, is a continuing testimony to the skills and
expertise that Reliance has developed in the criminal justice sector.


Brian Kingham, Chairman of Reliance, commenting on the appointment, said:


'We are delighted to have been appointed preferred bidder for this important
contract. This is a significant step in the further development of our
specialist support services and business process outsourcing activities to the
criminal justice system. We continue to develop services for our customers which
enable them to achieve greater streamlining and efficiencies in their non-core
support operations as well as better use of their material resources and highly
trained people'.


Note:

Reliance is an established market leader in the provision of facilities
management, contract security, support services and business process
outsourcing. Reliance employs over 12,000 people from a network of offices
throughout the UK.


Enquiries:

Brian Kingham                                         020 7730 9716

Chairman

Neil French                                           01895 205002

Group Finance Director


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