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Awarding Organisation for HMPPS Probation Qualifications

Ministry of Justice

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

06 Aug 2026 at 15:11

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

28 Jan 2026 at 11:02

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

01 May 2025 at 13:52

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Justice is procuring an external awarding organisation for His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service’s probation training and education. The requirement covers registering learners and generating certificates for five qualifications: Level 3 Certificate and Diploma in Probation Practice, Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice, Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment, and Level 4 Award in Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice. The provider must also audit the qualification centre, assessments and quality assurance processes. This is an education and training services requirement, including administrative support, delivered across the United Kingdom. The opportunity was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

The open procedure has concluded and the tender is complete. Three bids reached the final stage, and the contract was awarded to SFJ Awards Ltd on 6 August 2026, subject to a standstill period ending 17 August 2026. The award value is £872,699.99 excluding VAT, or £1,047,239.99 including VAT. The awarded contract period runs from 10 January 2027 to 9 January 2032. Evaluation weighted service capability at 35%, contract management at 20%, capacity and change at 20%, implementation at 15% and social value at 10%. The tender deadline was 26 February 2026 at 14:00, with award decisions due by 13 April 2026. The procurement comprised one lot.

This procurement shows demand from the Ministry of Justice for a recognised public-services awarding organisation able to administer probation qualifications at national scale and provide dependable certification. A credible competitor would need Ofqual recognition in the Public Services sector and an Ofqual Recognition Number, relevant experience demonstrated through up to three contract examples, and the operational capacity to register learners, issue certificates and audit qualification centres, assessments and quality assurance processes. The requirement also favoured strong service capability, contract management, change management and implementation, alongside measurable social value. Suppliers needed sound financial standing, £5 million employers’ liability and £5 million professional indemnity insurance, Cyber Essentials certification, and the human and technical resources to comply with UK GDPR and protect data subjects’ rights.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Awarding Organisation for HMPPS Probation Qualifications

Notice Description

His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) provide internal training and education for Probation Services. An external awarding organisation is required to provide registration, certificate generation for learners of the below qualifications: Level 3 Certificate in Probation Practice - Qualification Number: 603/1231/2. Level 3 Diploma in Probation Practice - Qualification Number: 603/1234/8 Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice - Qualification Number: 610/2081/3 Level 3 Award In Assessing Competence in the Work Environment - Qualification Number: 600/6542/4 Level 4 Award In Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice - Qualification Number: 600/8383/9 The awarding organisation must also be able to audit our qualification centre, assessments and quality assurance processes. The competitive tendering process has now concluded and the Authority intends to award this contract to SFJ Awards.

Planning Information

MoJ will issue a short questionnaire to responding organisations in order to understand market capacity for the requirement and inform future strategy for procurement. If your organisation is interested in this activity, please register on Jaggaer with the below link: https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Search for prj_14758 and complete the survey linked within PQQ_489 Technical Envelope. All communications must be directed via Jaggaer messaging and should not be directed to individual or functional e-mail.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050b66
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074849-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

75121000 - Administrative educational services

80000000 - Education and training services

80400000 - Adult and other education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£773,493 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£773,493 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£872,699 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
26 Feb 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
16 May 2025Expired
Award Date
6 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
10 Jan 2027 - 9 Jan 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
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
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SFJ Awards Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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