--- title: "Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Warehousing Courses for Prisoners at HMP Buckley Hall" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-36578f41-3467-41b1-9a45-8ae816cc646b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-36578f41-3467-41b1-9a45-8ae816cc646b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-36578f41-3467-41b1-9a45-8ae816cc646b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-36578f41-3467-41b1-9a45-8ae816cc646b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Ministry of Justice" published: "2026-08-14" --- # Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Warehousing Courses for Prisoners at HMP Buckley Hall Buyer: Ministry of Justice Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-36578f41-3467-41b1-9a45-8ae816cc646b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-36578f41-3467-41b1-9a45-8ae816cc646b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-36578f41-3467-41b1-9a45-8ae816cc646b.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Justice procured education and training services for prisoners at HMP Buckley Hall in the North West. The requirement was for a provider to deliver Level 2 Warehousing and Storage Principles and Customer Service qualifications within the prison. The training is intended to support employment after release and help reduce reoffending. This is a prison-based vocational training service, rather than a general education programme or an external warehouse operation. Relevant businesses are providers of accredited vocational qualifications, employability training or adult learning that can work securely and effectively in a custodial setting. The requirement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that the buyer is open to organisations beyond large national training providers. The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded on 10 August 2026 to Hercules (Training) Ltd. It was run as a selective call-off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System, with the tender closing on 10 July 2026 at 15:00. The awarded value is £21,000 excluding any separately stated adjustments. The contract runs from 21 September 2026 to 20 September 2027. The selected supplier is responsible for delivering the warehousing, storage principles and customer service qualifications described in the requirement. The award is active, and the contract period is recorded against the award. The procurement category is services, with education and training services as the stated classification. For a supplier that did not win this award, the process demonstrates a defined Ministry of Justice demand for practical, employment-focused qualifications delivered inside a prison. A credible competitor would need to deliver Level 2 warehousing and storage training alongside customer service learning, with the ability to connect qualifications to employment on release. It would also need robust arrangements for teaching in a custodial environment, including secure-site working, learner support and reliable delivery against an agreed prison timetable. Experience of vocational education, offender learning, employability programmes or regulated qualifications would strengthen a future proposition. Smaller training companies and voluntary, community or social enterprises are expressly within the suitable supplier base, so a specialist provider with appropriate quality assurance and prison-access procedures could compete with larger organisations. ## Notice Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Warehousing Courses for Prisoners at HMP Buckley Hall. The Supplier will deliver Level 2 Warehousing & Storage Principles / Customer Service qualifications within the prison to foster employment on release and reduce reoffending, ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b48634b-c074-4463-b3db-892b24448e4e | | 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 | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 10 Jul 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 10 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 21 Sep 2026 - 20 Sep 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £21,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £21,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Ministry of Justice | | Locality | LEEDS | | Postcode area | Leeds | | Postcode | LS1 4AP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside | | Westminster constituency | Leeds South | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Hercules (Training) Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 14 Aug 2026 at 16:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b48634b-c074-4463-b3db-892b24448e4e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8b48634b-c074-4463-b3db-892b24448e4e 14th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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