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title: "Prison Education Service Core Education Lot 9: South Central Group"
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# Prison Education Service Core Education Lot 9: South Central Group

Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5341826b-729b-449e-9433-bebf51717fb1

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice has awarded a contract for the "Prison Education Service Core Education Lot 9: South Central Group" under the Open Procedure following the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This procurement, classified under services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals, aims to enhance prisoner education across regions in the South East and South West of the United Kingdom. The procurement stage is complete, with the contract awarded to Milton Keynes College. The contract period starts on 1st October 2025 and ends on 30th September 2032, with a total contract value of £52 million. The procurement method employed was selective, specifically a call-off from a framework agreement, focusing on providing consistent, high-quality education as part of a broader initiative to reform education in adult prisons in England.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses engaged in the education and rehabilitation sectors, especially those capable of delivering comprehensive educational services to correctional facilities. While the primary supplier is a large-scale organisation, smaller educational providers can still consider subcontracting roles or consortium partnerships to engage broadly in such public sector projects. The procurement process prioritises high-quality service delivery with tailored and impactful educational programmes, which might appeal to companies specialising in vocational training, educational assessment, and additional learning needs support. Such contracts enable businesses to contribute to improved rehabilitation outcomes and potentially expand their service offerings to similar government-backed initiatives.

## Notice

This notice is for the award of Lot 9: South Central 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/f64bf1de-f002-49d0-bb9c-8277dbdd1f3d |
| 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 | £52,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £52,000,000 |
| 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 | TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE |

## 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 15:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f64bf1de-f002-49d0-bb9c-8277dbdd1f3d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f64bf1de-f002-49d0-bb9c-8277dbdd1f3d
  29th July 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d874651d-e959-4ee5-80e8-161c10d8efe5
  n/a
- https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/go/84957506019856717754
  Prison Education Service Core Education Lot 9 Redacted Contract

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