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title: "Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for an Engagement Programme for Prisoners at HMP Rochester"
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# Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for an Engagement Programme for Prisoners at HMP Rochester

Buyer: Ministry of Justice  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8600b738-2ac0-427f-b252-66c0c6a0af7b

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice commissioned an education and training service at HMP Rochester: an engagement programme for prisoners who are hard to reach. The programme is intended to build skills including teamwork, confidence, goal-setting and personal development, using activities adapted to the group’s interests while retaining the core learning objectives. Its purpose is to help participants move on to engage positively with prison activities, including education, skills training, work and induction. Delivery is at HMP Rochester in Rochester.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Kinetic Youth Ltd. The award date was 21 October 2026. The contract runs from 2 November 2026 to 30 April 2027, with an awarded value of £15,309.32. The Ministry of Justice used a selective call-off from its Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System. The deadline for submissions was 25 August 2026. The tender was marked suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The supplied procurement information does not set out evaluation criteria.

For suppliers considering similar prison education work, this contract shows demand for focused, practical programmes that help prisoners who are hard to reach take part in purposeful activity. A credible provider would need to engage participants, develop teamwork, confidence, goal-setting and personal development, and adapt activities to the interests of each group without losing the programme’s core objectives. Delivery also needs to support progression into education, skills training, work or induction within the prison setting. The selected supplier was a small business, and the opportunity was also identified as suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that this kind of requirement can be delivered by providers beyond large education businesses.

## Notice

Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for an Engagement Programme for Prisoners at HMP Rochester HMP Rochester is looking for a supplier to support engaging prisoners who are 'hard to reach' supporting them in learning new skills such as teamwork, building confidence, goal setting, personal development, positive engagement etc, which will be contextualised to the interests of the group, e.g. if a group collectively has a particular interest in Art, the delivery shall be adapted to include these activities, whilst still ensuring the core requirements are met. The outcome of the programmes will be that participants will then go on to engage positively in the regime/purposeful activity at HMP Rochester by applying for education, skills and/or work, engaging with the induction process etc.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e9fb2d30-1442-4c86-886c-5f80612e2bf1 |
| 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 | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 2 Nov 2026 - 30 Apr 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,309 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £15,309 |
| 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 | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Kinetic Youth Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 21 Oct 2026 at 16:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e9fb2d30-1442-4c86-886c-5f80612e2bf1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e9fb2d30-1442-4c86-886c-5f80612e2bf1
  21st October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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