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title: "Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of Lifeskills Parenting course for prisoners at HMP Birmingham"
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# Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of Lifeskills Parenting course for prisoners at HMP Birmingham

Buyer: Ministry of Justice  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c6135595-14b1-45db-9b3e-75ac1d052f63

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice commissioned an accredited life skills parenting course for prisoners at HMP Birmingham. The service is classified as education and training services and is intended to address barriers faced by prisoners who are parents while in custody. Through the course, participants should gain knowledge and understanding to help them become better parents. Delivery is at HMP Birmingham in the West Midlands. This is a specialist custodial education and family-support service rather than a general training contract, requiring the provider to work with prisoners in a secure setting and deliver structured parenting and life-skills learning. The requirement sits within the Ministry of Justice’s prison education activity.

This procurement has been completed and awarded through a selective call-off from the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System. Bids were due by 21 May 2026 at 3pm, and the contract was awarded on 23 July 2026 to WANT2ACHIEVE THE ACADEMY LIMITED. The awarded value is £18,000. The contract period runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. The award covers the full requirement for the Lifeskills Parenting course at HMP Birmingham. The published outcome identifies one active award and one supplier. It was treated as a services procurement, with the call-off route determining the procedure used to select the provider.

For suppliers that did not win this award, the requirement indicates demand for small, focused providers able to deliver accredited parenting and life-skills education directly in a prison environment. Credible competitors would need experience designing and delivering structured courses for adults, with teaching methods suited to learners in custody and a clear understanding of the barriers affecting prisoners who are parents. They would also need the operational capacity to work within HMP Birmingham’s secure setting, manage delivery reliably and demonstrate how learning improves parenting knowledge and understanding. The procurement was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so organisations of either type with relevant custodial education, family-support or accredited training capability could be well placed for a future requirement of this kind.

## Notice

Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of Lifeskills Parenting course for prisoners at HMP Birmingham. The supplier will deliver an accredited life skills parenting course. The course will work towards addressing the barriers that exist with prisoners who are parents whilst they are in custodial setting. The course shall enable the prisoners to become better parents through gaining knowledge and understanding.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd9d46f8-cf58-4c3b-b4d7-abcfac2433dd |
| 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 | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £18,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £18,000 |
| 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 | 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 | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WANT2ACHIEVE THE ACADEMY LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 12:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd9d46f8-cf58-4c3b-b4d7-abcfac2433dd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bd9d46f8-cf58-4c3b-b4d7-abcfac2433dd
  7th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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