What Centre Pénitentiaire d'Aix Luynes does

GEPSA (Société GEPSA) is a French private limited company and subsidiary of the NEWREST Group (parent: NEWREST GROUP SERVICES SAS) that operates family reception services, branded GEPSA Familles, at correctional facilities across France under public procurement contracts (marchés publics) with the French Prison Administration (Administration pénitentiaire). Headquartered in Saint-Denis (suburb of Paris) and registered in Bobigny with a social capital of €799,552, the company is contractually tasked with staffing reception areas (Espaces Accueil Familles) inside 20-plus prisons spanning nine French regions, including Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Hauts-de-France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Normandie, Bretagne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Île-de-France, Centre-Val de Loire, and Pays de la Loire; Centre Pénitentiaire d'Aix Luynes is among the established served sites. End users are families of incarcerated persons; the procurement-counterparty buyer is the Administration pénitentiaire.

The service product is operational rather than technological and is delivered on-site at correctional facilities. Its functional modules include visitor intake and orientation, visiting permit administration, parloir (visit) scheduling via toll-free line, on-site kiosks, and the national penitentiaire.justice.fr portal with FranceConnect identity verification; video visitation (visiophonie); supervised childcare for children aged three and older; bank-transfer money handling to detainee nominative accounts (with automatic acceptance up to €500 as of 1 March 2025); mail correspondence handling; laundry exchange; and a seasonal holiday food parcel program (2024 cycle ran 2 December 2024 – 6 January 2025). GEPSA also partners with local associations at each facility to supplement family support offerings, and publishes a multilingual informational site (French, English, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Russian, Arabic) at familles.gepsa.fr. There is no proprietary technology stack described; core technology is characterized as "Not applicable – Service-based operations."

Revenue mechanics are entirely managed-services: GEPSA wins and is paid under public-procurement contracts whose pricing is not publicly disclosed. The GTM motion is a single-channel government contract — no traditional demand generation is conducted, and marketing is limited to a service-information website. Customer end-beneficiaries are families of incarcerated persons (spouses, children, parents, other permitted visitors), while the sole procurement buyer is the French state. Revenue figures and headcount for field operations are not publicly disclosed beyond a social capital reference and a representative HQ-staff count of 20, leaving material information gaps for external investors.

Name

Centre Pénitentiaire d'Aix Luynes

Legal name

Société GEPSA

Website

https://familles.gepsa.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GEPSA (Société GEPSA), a NEWREST Group subsidiary, operates family reception services — visitor intake, parloir scheduling, video visitation, childcare, money transfers, mail, and laundry — at 20-plus French correctional facilities under public procurement contracts with the French Prison Administration, including Centre Pénitentiaire d'Aix Luynes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Correctional Family Services

NAICS

Correctional Institutions (922140)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Juvenile Detention & Youth Custody Services (BPAKANAC)

Keywords

• Prison family services
• Correctional facility reception
• Visit scheduling services
• Government service contracts
• Detainee family support

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Denis

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Service Contracts: GEPSA generates revenue through public procurement contracts (marchés publics) with the French Prison Administration. The company is contracted to provide family reception services at correctional facilities, including visitor management, visiting permit administration, childcare during family visits, and related support services.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

GEPSA provides family reception and accompaniment services at French correctional facilities (Accueil Familles) under public procurement contracts with the French Prison Administration. Services include on-site visitor reception, visit scheduling (parloirs), video visitation, supervised childcare for children aged 3+, money transfers to detainee nominative accounts, mail correspondence, laundry exchange, and seasonal holiday parcels, delivered on-site at Espaces Accueil Familles across multiple French regions including Centre Pénitentiaire d'Aix Luynes.

Product overview

GEPSA Familles is a single, unified service platform providing family reception and accompaniment within French penitentiary facilities. It is not a technology product in the conventional SaaS sense; rather, it is a operational service contract held with the French Prison Administration. The platform offers a suite of integrated services for families of incarcerated persons, including visit management (permis de visite, parloir scheduling via phone, kiosk, and the national www.penitentiaire.justice.fr portal), video visiting (visiophonie), child care during visits, money transfers to detainees' nominative accounts, mail correspondence, laundry exchange, and a seasonal holiday food parcel program. Services are delivered through physical reception areas (locaux d'accueil familles) staffed by GEPSA agents, supported by online portals and a toll-free telephone service. The platform operates across multiple French regions and establishments, including Centre Pénitentiaire d'Aix Luynes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GEPSA Familles – Service d'Accueil Familles (Family Reception Service) A family reception and support service operating within French penitentiary facilities, providing information, orientation, visit scheduling, and accompaniment for families of incarcerated persons. GEPSA holds a public procurement contract with the French Prison Administration (Administration pénitentiaire) to manage family reception areas across multiple establishments, offering a single point of contact for visitors navigating prison procedures.
• Colis de fin d'année (Holiday Food Parcel Program) Seasonal service enabling families to send end-of-year holiday food parcels to incarcerated relatives, with specific delivery windows and contents policies. Operates as a recurring annual program across participating French correctional facilities.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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AI maturity

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Administration pénitentiaire (French Prison Administration)coreOthersGEPSA holds public procurement contracts (marchés publics) with the French Prison Administration to provide family reception services at correctional facilities. The company manages visitor intake, visiting permits, scheduling of prison visits (parloirs), and family support services at contracted facilities.
• Local AssociationssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEPSA partners with local associations to provide optimal conditions for families in the reception areas. These partnerships enhance the support services available to visitors at correctional facilities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Serco Group: International public-services contractor operating prisons and prisoner-services on behalf of governments (notably in the UK, Australia); comparable because it pursues similar outsourced mandates for correctional operations under public contracts.
• G4S / Allied Universal: Large security and facility-services provider operating correctional and detention facilities globally; comparable as a scaled competitor for prison-services outsourcing contracts with public-sector buyers.
• Sodexo (Justice Services): Global facility services group with a Justice division delivering inmate food, rehabilitation, and family-related services in correctional facilities across multiple countries; comparable because it competes for similar public-procurement contracts to operate support services inside prisons.
• Compass Group: Global contract food and support services provider with public-sector justice exposure; comparable as a broad-incumbent facility-services vendor positioned to bid on prison-related service contracts.
• GEO Group: U.S.-listed operator of secure-care, reentry, and community-based services, including residential and correctional facilities; comparable as a specialist in delivering contracted correctional-services offerings to government clients.
• ISS A/S: Global facility-services group with significant public-sector and justice-related facility management exposure; comparable as a broad-incumbent bidder for outsourced support services in European correctional facilities.

Regional players

• ONET (Groupe Onet): France-headquartered facility management and cleaning services provider active in public-sector contracts; comparable as a domestic competitor that could bid for French prison services tenders alongside GEPSA.
• Samsic: French facility-services group offering cleaning, reception, and multi-technical services to public and private clients; comparable as a domestic competitor for outsourced reception and support mandates in French public institutions.

Others

• Bouygues Energies & Services / Equans: French-headquartered facility-management and multi-technical services group active in public-sector contracts; comparable as an adjacent/ecosystem provider that integrates or competes for reception and facility support mandates in public buildings including prisons.

Direct peers

• Elis: European textile and laundry services provider with dedicated prison-services lines (e.g., inmate clothing/linen rental); comparable because it operates one of the same operational modules (laundry/dépot de linge) as GEPSA inside French correctional facilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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