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# Barista Training for Prison Leavers (South London)

Buyer: REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b43f7ea3-cf8b-4c25-8799-27968f5eb1bc

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## Summary

The public procurement process, titled "Barista Training for Prison Leavers (South London)," was conducted by REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED. This initiative falls under the industry category of "Adult and other education services," with additional specialisations in "Specialist training services" and "Vocational training services." The contract is to be executed in South London, specifically at Community Hubs in Lewisham and Croydon. The procurement reached its award stage on 20th October 2025, with a contract period from 27th October 2025 to 29th September 2026. Organisations were invited to express their interest by 12th August 2025, in an open procurement process above the threshold, ensuring a broad participation from potential suppliers.

This tender provides a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in inclusive and impactful training in the hospitality sector. Companies with experience in delivering end-to-end support pathways, from practical training to employment placement for individuals with criminal convictions, can find valuable growth possibilities. Suitable businesses include those capable of providing face-to-face barista training and employment services, with robust workplace safeguarding policies. Additionally, the opportunity is particularly appealing for SMEs and VCSEs, with the potential to leverage their unique capabilities to support the reintegration of ex-offenders into community life and the workforce.

## Notice

Reed in Partnership is a national provider of government services, with 26 years' experience of supporting participants through delivery of employment, skills, health and justice contracts. In this time, we have supported 300,000 people into employment. Being part of the family-owned Reed Group, we also have access to an extensive employer network. Our mission is to positively transform people and their communities. We support individuals, their families and the places they live to prosper - often under challenging circumstances. With our help, people start working, improve their health, develop their skills and fulfil their potential. Reed in Partnership deliver HMPPS Creating Future Opportunities Evolution programme in South London: a single, integrated service that supports prison leavers as they transition from custody to community life. Our Community Hubs in Lewisham and Croydon offer co-designed, person-centred support to ex-offenders, helping them rebuild their lives with dignity and purpose. We are seeking to enhance our Community Hub provision through barista training provision to deliver end-to-end training and employment pathways in our Lewisham and Croydon premises. Initially, this will be a 12-month programme to support 132 service users to gain practical skills, confidence, and access to sustainable employment in the hospitality sector. We invite Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from organisations with a proven track record in delivering inclusive, impactful barista training and employment services. Applicants must demonstrate experience and capability in the following: On-site face to face barista training - Including supervision and practical delivery at our hubs. End-to-end delivery of training and employment pathways - Including training, CV writing, interview preparation, soft skills development, employment placement and casework support to move into, sustain and progress in work as a barista or other hospitality roles. Successful experience working with and delivering outcomes for this client group - Applicants must have an understanding of inclusive and appropriate hiring practices for individuals with convictions and effective mechanisms for informing programme design/delivery through consulting those with lived experience of the criminal justice system. Workplace safeguarding policies - Robust procedures to ensure safety and wellbeing. How to respond to this invitation: Please complete and submit this EOI: https://forms.office.com/e/M6uu39FP0m by the 12th August 2025, 6pm. Contact partner.network@reed.com should you have questions. For information on how we score our EOIs and work with partners, visit https://reedinpartnership.co.uk/partners/ This EOI does not constitute an offer to work with your organisation but is the first stage in our selection process. For organisations successful at EOI stage, we will undertake further due diligence and commercial pricing analysis to make our final selection of partners.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/95f110f9-a694-4bb2-b930-0ab37c5cad9f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Aug 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | 27 Oct 2025 - 29 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £94,200 |
| 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 | REED IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | WC2A 1DT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Holborn & Covent Garden |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | REDEMPTION ROASTERS T/A CATIMOR |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80530000 - Vocational training services

## Release History

- 12 Nov 2025 at 15:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/95f110f9-a694-4bb2-b930-0ab37c5cad9f
- 28 Jul 2025 at 08:49 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fa943502-b46c-4228-9d8c-a850e383a248

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/95f110f9-a694-4bb2-b930-0ab37c5cad9f
  12th November 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fa943502-b46c-4228-9d8c-a850e383a248
  28th July 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.office.com/e/M6uu39FP0m
- https://reedinpartnership.co.uk/partners/

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