Planning

HMPPS Higher Education

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

29 Jan 2024 at 15:11

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

12 Jan 2024 at 15:53

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Justice is initiating a tender process titled "HMPPS Higher Education" in the industry category of imprisonment services. This initiative aims to provide higher education support to prisoners with less than 6 years remaining until release, enhancing employment prospects and reducing reoffending. The tender planning stage includes milestones such as an engagement end date of February 8, 2024, and a market engagement event scheduled for February 8.

This opportunity, suitable for small and voluntary sector enterprises, involves promoting higher education within prisons, facilitating access to courses, and ensuring learner support. Businesses interested in enhancing prisoner educational opportunities and societal reintegration through higher education delivery, both digitally and in-person, should consider participating in this Ministry of Justice procurement process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

HMPPS Higher Education

Notice Description

By 1st April 2025, His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) requires a provision with a third-party delivery partner to support access to higher education for those who have 6 years or less remaining until their release. This will involve: - Promoting higher education within prisons - Signposting learners towards the types of higher education courses available - Supporting applications to the courses and student finance - Ensuring learners can access the required course material, either in digital format or on paper printouts where no access to IT is available - Enabling tutor contact remotely via telephone and digital channels. In person delivery may also be required. - Facilitate non-digital assessments where necessary Higher Education provision is currently offered to learners serving their sentence within prisons, in secure hospitals, and on release in the community under licence. Engaging in Higher Education has been found to improve a prisoner's chance of securing employment upon release and reduce reoffending. Higher Education study has been shown to improve prisoner's mental wellbeing, helping prisoners to look positively towards the future and reintegration into society. If you are interested in providing this service across England and Wales, please complete the below questionnaire. https://forms.office.com/e/R9WJdbf6m6 A virtual market engagement will be held on 8th February. An invite will be sent to the email address which was used to respond to the above request for information. In addition, MoJ may invite one or more provider which confirms their interest to participate in one-to-one market engagement sessions. Depending on the level of confirmed interest, it may not be possible to hold such sessions with every provider. In that eventuality, such sessions would be held with a representative sample of providers. MoJ will consider all feedback during market engagement and any subsequent amendments to its procurement strategy will be entirely at its discretion. This is not a call for competition. It does not commit MoJ to commencing a procurement process and is intended for market engagement purposes only.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ae2ff108-0fee-4334-95f6-b87b7222b2dd
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e6224c79-3036-432e-bb66-230586ac09db
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75231210 - Imprisonment services

75231230 - Prison services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
8 Feb 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
ccmd-prisoneducationservice-programme@justice.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M4 4AH
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Piccadilly
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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