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title: "Prison Education Service Core Education Lot 11: Yorkshire Group"
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# Prison Education Service Core Education Lot 11: Yorkshire Group

Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4b9288a2-0250-4f0e-bdd3-865f69fef1af

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice has completed the award stage for the Prison Education Service Core Education Lot 11, focusing on the Yorkshire Group. This substantial contract, valued at £92 million, pertains to services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals. The initiative aims to enhance prisoners' educational opportunities and is set to commence on 1st October 2025, running until 30th September 2032. The procurement was conducted using the selective method as a call-off from a framework agreement under the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The regional scope of this contract is Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses focused on providing educational and rehabilitative services within the criminal justice system. With an emphasis on improving educational outcomes and facilitating prisoners' employability post-release, companies with expertise in educational curricula, assessment delivery, and learning needs support are particularly well-suited to compete. As this is part of a broader initiative to reform prison education across England, suppliers can position themselves to become strategic partners to the Ministry of Justice, potentially unlocking further opportunities for collaboration in related areas of public service delivery.

## Notice

This notice is for the award of Lot 11: Yorkshire Group 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/58da8b98-e5bf-40de-8899-de8e9bbf5fe3 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Nov 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £92,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £92,000,000 |
| 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 | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9AJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LTE GROUP (TRADING AS NOVUS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75231200 - Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals

## Release History

- 29 Jul 2025 at 15:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/58da8b98-e5bf-40de-8899-de8e9bbf5fe3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/58da8b98-e5bf-40de-8899-de8e9bbf5fe3
  29th July 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1fe54e2b-e4a2-48f8-99cb-55af90f4929d
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- https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/go/6842794901985670F43C
  Prison Education Service Core Education Lot 11 Redacted Contract

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