--- title: "Future Skills Programme" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-772fb318-539d-41ce-a180-a338ad43fd29" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-772fb318-539d-41ce-a180-a338ad43fd29" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-772fb318-539d-41ce-a180-a338ad43fd29.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-772fb318-539d-41ce-a180-a338ad43fd29.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "MINISTRY OF JUSTICE" published: "2023-03-20" --- # Future Skills Programme Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-772fb318-539d-41ce-a180-a338ad43fd29 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-772fb318-539d-41ce-a180-a338ad43fd29) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-772fb318-539d-41ce-a180-a338ad43fd29.json) ## Summary The Future Skills Programme, initiated by the Ministry of Justice, is seeking suppliers to develop innovative approaches and skills training courses to equip prison leavers with the skills needed to secure and sustain jobs. This procurement covers 17 lots, with a total funding of approximately £5,769,507, targeting job-ready prisoners in England and Wales between 2023 and 2025. The procurement method is an open procedure, with a tender period ending on 24th April 2023 and a contract period starting on 17th July 2023. This tender for the Future Skills Programme presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in training services to contribute to prisoner rehabilitation and employment. Businesses that can offer sector-specific training courses and support prisoners in obtaining sustainable employment on release are well-suited to compete. The Ministry of Justice, as the buying organisation, is using the Jaggaer electronic eSourcing Portal for this procurement, emphasising electronic access to the Invitation to Tender documents and queries submission. ## Notice Employment on release can reduce the chance of reoffending, by up to nine percentage points compared to those without a job on release. We want to increase the number of prisoners entering employment on release by ensuring they have the skills needed to secure jobs, thereby supporting more prison leavers to rebuild their lives. The Prisons Strategy White Paper is committed to establishing the Employability Innovation Fund. The fund will enable prison governors to work with more employers and training providers to repurpose workshops and deliver sector-specific skills training. This in turn will meet the changing needs of the economy and smooth the path from prison to employment. The Future Skills Programme (FSP) is one strand of the Employability Innovation Fund and is focused on sector-specific training. The Authority is seeking suppliers to develop innovative approaches and skills training courses to equip prison leavers with the necessary skills to obtain and sustain jobs for the future. Any programme will include, a minimum of a job interview for a genuine vacancy and/or job offer for everyone who completes a Future Skills Programme course. This and other minimum tender requirements are set out in the Invitation to Tender (ITT). Programmes will target job ready prisoners in their last six months of sentence. This design model intends to help prisoners develop new, sought-after skills that support the ease of transition into sustainable employment on release. Through the FSP, HMPPS are seeking suppliers who are able to support prisoners to develop the skills and employer relationships to secure sustainable employment on release. The skills training programme will fund projects across a variety of different prisons and sectors/job roles, in England and Wales between 2023 and 2025 to support prison leavers into employment. This procurement shall cover 17 Lots. Bidders will have the option to bid for up to a maximum of five of the seventeen regional lots, however the maximum number of Lots a bidder may be awarded is three Lots, subject to the operation of the Award Process set out in the ITT. The tender for each lot will differ and bidders will therefore have to submit up to five separate tenders should they choose to bid for multiple lots. Tender responses should be tailored to and reflect the needs of individual lots. Bidders that choose to bid for multiple Lots should ensure that they review the data packs for each Lot and tailor each bid for the relevant Lot. The total available funding to cover the 17 Lots is in the region of PS5,769,507. The Authority is using the Jaggaer electronic eSourcing Portal (formerly Bravo) for the procurement. The ITT, which is comprised of a number of volumes, is available only in electronic format via the Portal. Bidders must register the names of all contacts requiring access to the sourcing event and should submit queries via the Portal https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html Additional information: This requirement has been classified as being subject to the Light Touch Regime under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Under the Light Touch Regime, the Authority is not obliged to observe the full requirements of the Regulations, including the detailed rules and timescales applicable to the procurement procedures covered by the Regulations. This is irrespective of the use of this standard notice (the Authority is unable to use the Light Touch Regime notice for technical compatibility reasons. The Future Skills Programme (FSP) is separate to the HMP Academies project (procurement commenced early March 2023 https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006583-2023 and Prisoner Education Service (PES) programme for which some suppliers may have already registered for market engagement. These programmes are separate but form part of our overarching ambition to ensure prisoners can access the skills and qualifications they need to get into employment on release. The PES programme will deliver future Adult Prisoner Education Services (PES) in England. We have commenced Market Warming with a wide range of prospective suppliers, If you have not registered for PES market warming and next steps you can still obtain information - register here https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a3b29677-949f-42c2-98be-250417ef9603 We anticipate commencing the Core Education procurement for PES this summer. Award of contract: The Authority is not committed to any course of action as a result of this Contract Notice. It is not liable for any costs incurred in respect of expressing an interest or in tendering for this opportunity. The Authority reserves the right to abandon, rewind, pause or terminate the procurement and not to award one or more contract(s) at its own discretion. Nothing in this Contract Notice shall generate any contractual obligations prior to the signature of a Contract Important notice: This Contract Notice must be read in full together with the procurement documents being released for this procurement. Bidders are reminded that participation in this procurement will be subject to the conditions of participation set out in the procurement documents and the eSourcing Portal. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a966787-c926-4031-a2a8-cf53664669b5 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Mar 2023 | | Submission deadline | 24 Apr 2023 | | Future notice date | 31 Dec 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Jul 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £5,769,507 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services - 55000000 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services - 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 75231200 - Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals - 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services - 77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas - 79634000 - Career guidance services - 79998000 - Coaching services - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80400000 - Adult and other education services - 80500000 - Training services - 80511000 - Staff training services - 80530000 - Vocational training services - 80531000 - Industrial and technical training services - 80532000 - Management training services - 80540000 - Environmental training services - 80570000 - Personal development training services - 80590000 - Tutorial services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services - 98110000 - Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations ## Release History - 20 Mar 2023 at 12:30 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a966787-c926-4031-a2a8-cf53664669b5 - 20 Mar 2023 at 12:21 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a966787-c926-4031-a2a8-cf53664669b5 - 20 Mar 2023 at 11:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a966787-c926-4031-a2a8-cf53664669b5 - 15 Nov 2022 at 13:49 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67148329-5d34-4c92-b953-f7dced37c8a2 - 15 Nov 2022 at 13:45 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f7bca8db-614f-4f04-8cd4-6ff7e4ec01f1 - 15 Nov 2022 at 11:32 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/14b73ed1-b340-4bf5-8e51-76aa99a8a52c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a966787-c926-4031-a2a8-cf53664669b5 20th March 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67148329-5d34-4c92-b953-f7dced37c8a2 15th November 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f7bca8db-614f-4f04-8cd4-6ff7e4ec01f1 15th November 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/14b73ed1-b340-4bf5-8e51-76aa99a8a52c 15th November 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006583-2023 HMP Academies Find a Tender - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a3b29677-949f-42c2-98be-250417ef9603 PES Contract Finder ## Notice URLs - https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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