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Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for an Engagement Programme for Prisoners at HMP Rochester

Ministry of Justice

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21 Oct 2026 at 16:25

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Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Justice commissioned an education and training service at HMP Rochester: an engagement programme for prisoners who are hard to reach. The programme is intended to build skills including teamwork, confidence, goal-setting and personal development, using activities adapted to the group’s interests while retaining the core learning objectives. Its purpose is to help participants move on to engage positively with prison activities, including education, skills training, work and induction. Delivery is at HMP Rochester in Rochester.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Kinetic Youth Ltd. The award date was 21 October 2026. The contract runs from 2 November 2026 to 30 April 2027, with an awarded value of £15,309.32. The Ministry of Justice used a selective call-off from its Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System. The deadline for submissions was 25 August 2026. The tender was marked suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The supplied procurement information does not set out evaluation criteria.

For suppliers considering similar prison education work, this contract shows demand for focused, practical programmes that help prisoners who are hard to reach take part in purposeful activity. A credible provider would need to engage participants, develop teamwork, confidence, goal-setting and personal development, and adapt activities to the interests of each group without losing the programme’s core objectives. Delivery also needs to support progression into education, skills training, work or induction within the prison setting. The selected supplier was a small business, and the opportunity was also identified as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that this kind of requirement can be delivered by providers beyond large education businesses.

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Notice Title

Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for an Engagement Programme for Prisoners at HMP Rochester

Notice Description

Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for an Engagement Programme for Prisoners at HMP Rochester HMP Rochester is looking for a supplier to support engaging prisoners who are 'hard to reach' supporting them in learning new skills such as teamwork, building confidence, goal setting, personal development, positive engagement etc, which will be contextualised to the interests of the group, e.g. if a group collectively has a particular interest in Art, the delivery shall be adapted to include these activities, whilst still ensuring the core requirements are met. The outcome of the programmes will be that participants will then go on to engage positively in the regime/purposeful activity at HMP Rochester by applying for education, skills and/or work, engaging with the induction process etc.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-8600b738-2ac0-427f-b252-66c0c6a0af7b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e9fb2d30-1442-4c86-886c-5f80612e2bf1
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£15,309 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£15,309 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 30 Apr 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Ministry of Justice
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 4AP
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Hunslet & Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Leeds South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Kinetic Youth Ltd

Further Information

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