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Youth Justice Worker Level 4 Qualification

Ministry of Justice

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

Award

11 Aug 2026 at 12:57

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

21 May 2026 at 14:49

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

23 Apr 2026 at 14:59

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

22 Apr 2026 at 16:11

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

13 Oct 2025 at 08:44

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

09 Oct 2025 at 15:10

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Justice is procuring an accredited Level 4 Youth Justice Worker qualification in trauma-informed practice for up to 500 learners. The service is intended for frontline officers across the Youth Custody Service, combining theory and effective practice aligned with the Youth Justice Skills Matrix. Delivery must reflect the needs of children in custodial environments and the staffing structures, roles and capability requirements of youth justice settings. The programme must be accessible across three young offender institution sites in England: Yorkshire, the Midlands and London, with face-to-face sessions held within 90 minutes’ travel of the relevant site and venues rotating between the three locations. This is an education and training service for a specialist custodial workforce.

The procurement is complete and was run as a single-lot open procedure. Ten bids reached the final stage, including three from SMEs and two from VCSEs. The evaluation weighting was 35% delivery model, curriculum, teaching and assessment; 20% mobilisation and contingency planning; 15% supporting learners; 10% each for key personnel, quality assurance and social value. Economic and technical selection criteria applied. Trauma Informed Schools & Communities UK CIC was selected for an award dated 11 August 2026, subject to a standstill ending 20 August 2026. The award is £949,000 excluding VAT, or £1,138,800 including VAT. The awarded period is 4 September 2026 to 31 December 2032, with signature scheduled by 31 August 2026. The original estimated value was £1,960,000 excluding VAT, or £2,352,000 including VAT.

This requirement demonstrates sustained demand for accredited vocational training that prepares youth custody staff to apply trauma-informed practice. A credible future competitor would need recognised expertise in youth justice, custodial environments and trauma-informed learning, together with the ability to design and deliver a qualification equivalent to Level 4. The service requires a course lasting no more than 12 months, effective teaching and assessment, learner support, quality assurance and robust mobilisation and contingency planning. Providers should be able to serve cohorts drawn from three geographically separated custodial sites and offer flexible face-to-face delivery near each location. Evidence of capable key personnel, accessible delivery arrangements, accredited qualification management and meaningful social value would be important when this buyer next tests the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Youth Justice Worker Level 4 Qualification

Notice Description

The Authority is awarding a contract for the provision of a Level 4 Youth Justice Worker Qualification. The requirement is for an experienced learning provider to deliver a high-quality, accredited qualification grounded in the principles of trauma-informed practice for up to 500 learners. The provider must demonstrate a strong understanding of the needs and experiences of children in custodial environments, and be responsive to staffing structures, roles, and capability needs within Youth Justice settings and the custodial environment specifically. The Contract length will be six years and four months (a four month implementation period, five years of enrolments and a teach out period of one year) of accredited vocational training in trauma informed practice in Youth Justice, including both theory and effective practice (as outlined in the YJ Skills Matrix) to all frontline officers in the YCS in order to support the specialisation of the workforce. The course will be the equivalent to a Level 4 qualification. The course length will not exceed 12 months. Any learner extensions beyond the agreed duration should be discussed and approved by the Authority and will be provided at no additional cost per learner. The programme must be accessible across all three YOI sites in England (Yorkshire, Midlands and London) with flexibility to deliver face-to-face elements. Each cohort will consist of learners across all three sites; each face-to-face session will be located within 90 minutes travel time of one of these sites. The venue will then rotate between the three sites for each cohort. e.g. session one within 90 minutes of Feltham, session two within 90 minutes of Werrington and session three within 90 minutes of Wetherby.

Planning Information

Questions to the Market 1. Given the outline of the requirement and estimated volumes above, please can you provide a rough price per learner for this course? 2. Does your organisation have an existing course that could be adapted for this qualification, or would you require design costs for a brand-new qualification? If design costs are required, what timescales would your organisation require and roughly how much would the design cost? 3. We estimate that learner withdrawals will be low as this qualification will be voluntary and learners will have applied to enrol. If a learner drops out at the early stages of the course, YCS would want to use the budget for a different learner therefore YCS does not expect to pay the full course costs for someone who drops out of the course. What percentage of the course cost would need to be paid if a learner withdrew at a) 1 month b) 3 months and c) 6 months? 4. An aspect of the tender will relate to social value. Which social value themes are most relevant to your organisation and why? Please see the policy notice below for the themes PPN 002: Taking account of social value in the award of contracts - GOV.UK Please submit your response via the Ministry of Justice Jaggaer eSourcing portal using PQQ_576 - Youth Custody Service Qualification 2nd Engagement. Please respond by no later than 17:00 on 30th April . This notice is for Information only and the Authority reserves the right to not proceed to tender. Additionally, the Authority (MoJ) reserves the right to discontinue the tendering process and not to award the contract. The information contained in this notice, including information relating to the nature and scope of the requirements, the estimated value, the service classification of this requirement or the list of CPV codes, is only indicative of current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding and the Authority reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notice or notices or at any other time. The publication of this notice in no way obliges the Authority to commence any competitive tender process. The Authority is not/shall not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in participating in this market engagement exercise.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05abd1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076213-2026
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

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,960,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,960,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£949,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
16 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Dec 2025Expired
Award Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
4 Sep 2026 - 31 Dec 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

Trauma Informed Schools & Communuties UK CIC

Further Information

Notice Documents

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