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Prisoner Education Service Core Education Lot 10: West Midlands

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

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27 Apr 2026 at 10:22

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process, led by the Ministry of Justice, concerns the Prisoner Education Service Core Education Lot 10: West Midlands. It falls under the industry category of services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals, classified by CPV code 75231200. The contract, valued at £80,000,000, has been awarded to the LTE Group (trading as Novus), and is set to commence on 1st September 2026, concluding on 30th September 2029, with possible extensions up to 2032. The procurement was conducted under the Open Procedure, in alignment with the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and concluded on 27th April 2026. The service aims to transform education within prisons and is focused on the West Midlands region in the United Kingdom.

This tender offers significant business development opportunities, particularly for VCSE organisations equipped to deliver educational services tailored to prisoners. The focus on improving numeracy and literacy, alongside vocational skills, makes it suitable for enterprises specialising in educational programmes, training services, and those who can provide innovative approaches to prisoner rehabilitation and employability enhancement. Businesses involved in digital education, screening, and assessments, or those offering library services, would find this highly relevant, as the contract requires a robust curriculum addressing independence and opportunity for prisoners, thereby supporting rehabilitation and reducing reoffending rates.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Prisoner Education Service Core Education Lot 10: West Midlands

Notice Description

This notice is for the award of Lot 10: West Midlands. The Prisoner Education Services (PES) is a UK government initiative with three overarching strategic priorities - improving prisoner numeracy and literacy skills, incentivizing prisoners to improve their qualifications and skills to increase their prospects of finding work on release, and ensuring that Governors and their teams have the knowledge, tools, support and accountabilities that they need to make this work. PES seeks to transform learning in jails as part of a renewed push to skill up offenders and protect the public. PES Core Education will include teaching and delivery of a two-layered curriculum for independence and for opportunity which meets the needs of prisoners, as well as high quality, timely screening and assessment delivery and tailored and impactful additional learning needs support. The Ministry of Justice launched the PES Panel to reform how education is delivered across the adult prison estate in England. The first call-offs under this framework focused on Core Education Services, including teaching and delivery of a two-layered curriculum for independence (essential subjects such as English, Maths, digital skills) and curriculum for opportunity, which meets the needs of prisoners. The Core Education contracts also include high quality, timely screening and assessment delivery; tailored and impactful additional learning needs support; and (where applicable) prison library services. The contracts are split into 11 regional lots and aim to provide a consistent, high-quality education offer that supports rehabilitation, reduces reoffending, and improves employability and resettlement outcomes for prisoners. The procurement was conducted under the Open Procedure in accordance with the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract end date, including all possible extensions, is 30/09/2032.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a272de25-4586-4cb2-91ff-7434c2af4601
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8389f845-f4c0-4c0b-b035-cae2143359ae
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75231200 - Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£80,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£80,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Apr 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
20 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Apr 20264 weeks ago
Contract Period
31 Aug 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 3-4 years
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
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 9AJ
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LTE GROUP (TRADING AS NOVUS

Further Information

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