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title: "Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System"
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buyer: "MINISTRY OF JUSTICE"
published: "2025-07-24"
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# Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System

Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ce88ba65-8dd6-4424-8acc-0844cd14ebbb

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice in England has initiated a procurement process for the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System (PEDPS), aimed at delivering education, information, advice, guidance, and resettlement services to incarcerated individuals. This procurement falls under the education and training services category and spans across several regions including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, and South West of the United Kingdom. The PEDPS is a light touch procurement under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and operates with unlimited potential suppliers. It began with an initial selection stage ending on 17th October 2018, while the ongoing selection stage started on 9th November 2018. The contract period is set to operate until 23rd February 2029. The estimated spend on the system is £210,000,000 over the first six years.

This procurement opportunity could significantly benefit businesses looking to expand in the educational services industry, offering a platform for SMEs, further and higher education institutions, specialist training providers, and third sector organisations. The flexible commissioning route housed within the PEDPS framework allows for addressing both short-term and one-off educational needs, fostering business growth through innovative approaches tailored to specific offences and rehabilitative outcomes. The Ministry of Justice seeks a diverse range of suppliers, thereby supporting business diversity and innovation in the educational offerings within the custodial environment. This dynamic purchasing system represents a viable avenue for businesses committed to societal development and educational advancement within the prison system.

## Notice

BIDDERS MUST NOTE THAT THIS IS A LIGHT TOUCH PROCUREMENT UNDERTAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS 74 - 76 OF THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS REGULATIONS 2015, AND NOT A REGULATION 34 PROCUREMENT FOR A DYNAMIC PURCHASING SYSTEM.OR A REGULATION 28 RESTICTED PROCUREMENT. The Ministry of Justice (the "Authority") is seeking to establish the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System (PEDPS) for the provision of education, Information, Advice and Guidance and resettlement services to those in custody in England. The PEDPS will operate with 17 Service Categories and 5 Geographical Locations. The number of Potential Suppliers appointed to the PEDPS is unlimited. The PEDPS will have an open end-date with no set duration and will run until the Authority decides to close it. The estimated spend for the first 6 years of the PEDPS is PS210,000,000 (PS35 million per year). The PEDPS seeks to provide Governors with a flexible commissioning route for short to medium term needs up to one year, one-off requirements and services that support and complement the core educational offer in prisons. In particular, the Authority wants to access innovative approaches to custody education that deliver against the needs of specific cohorts of offenders and education and training that contributes to employment and/or wider rehabilitative outcomes. Connected to this is a desire to attract a broad range of suppliers to be part of the PEDPS, including, but not limited to, SMEs, further education colleges and higher education institutions, specialist training providers and third sector organisations. The PEDPS will have an Initial Selection Stage which will cover the first 30 days, up to Wednesday 17th October 2018 at 3pm and Potential Suppliers should aim to join during this period. Once the PEDPS has been established, the Ongoing Selection Stage will commence on Friday 9th November 2018. Potential Suppliers must visit the MoJ sourcing portal at https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/ to register and for further detail and documents.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ccb02df-5254-4b0a-8302-616fccc033da |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Directive 2014/24/EU call for competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Sep 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 8 Sep 2018 - 23 Feb 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| 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 |
| Additional buyers | 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) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 24 Jul 2025 at 13:19 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ccb02df-5254-4b0a-8302-616fccc033da
- 17 Sep 2018 at 17:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ccb02df-5254-4b0a-8302-616fccc033da

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ccb02df-5254-4b0a-8302-616fccc033da
  24th July 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/

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