--- title: "PRISON CATERING AND HOSPITALITY" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e692b3ba-e9b1-44bd-8ba7-f595b4067643" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e692b3ba-e9b1-44bd-8ba7-f595b4067643" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e692b3ba-e9b1-44bd-8ba7-f595b4067643.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e692b3ba-e9b1-44bd-8ba7-f595b4067643.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF JUSTICE" published: "2024-01-31" --- # PRISON CATERING AND HOSPITALITY Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e692b3ba-e9b1-44bd-8ba7-f595b4067643 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e692b3ba-e9b1-44bd-8ba7-f595b4067643) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e692b3ba-e9b1-44bd-8ba7-f595b4067643.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Justice is planning a procurement process for PRISON CATERING AND HOSPITALITY services. This tender falls under the Education and training services category. The initiative aims to assess market interest and capability for a Self-Funded facility within prisons, offering Catering and Hospitality. The engagement end date is set for 29th February 2024. The buying organisation, Ministry of Justice, is located in London, England. Interested suppliers can participate in market engagement events scheduled for February and March 2024. This procurement opportunity can benefit businesses involved in sector-specific skills training, catering, and hospitality services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete. The Ministry of Justice is seeking suppliers who can provide a unique in-prison facility, sales and marketing support, as well as monitoring and evaluation services. Suppliers interested in engaging with long-term sector-specific training opportunities for prisoners aged 18 and above are encouraged to participate in the upcoming events to explore business growth prospects. ## Notice The MoJ know that employment for prison leavers helps cut crime, prevents further victims, and reduces the PS18 billion total estimated economic and social cost of reoffending. Prison leavers who find employment after release are up to nine percentage points less likely to reoffend. Getting more prison leavers into work also has a role to play in promoting economic growth by helping employers with skills shortages and filling vacancies. In the year to March 2023, 25.9% of prison leavers were employed 6 months post release (excluding cases out of scope or where the status was unknown). This is up from 17.3% in the previous year, an 8.6 percentage point increase. Our ambition is to deliver a step-change in the number of prison leavers who secure employment on release. The Authority would like to assess the market interest and capability of delivering a Self-Funded facility within prisons. The current facility offers Catering and Hospitality, however the authority is open to new initiatives the market may have to offer. The prison locations are HMP Brixton, HMP High Down, and HMP Styal. The current service includes a Catering and Hospitality facility within a prison, which is hosted by an employer or consortia of businesses and employers that provides sector specific skills training and creates pathways to jobs on release, preferably with the Supplier. The core elements of this would be: A defined programme of learning that prepares the prisoners for work with the employer/s or with others after release. A unique in-prison facility which resembles, as much as possible, the facility as it would be in the community. Including branding and signage, uniforms for prisoners, and a focus on company values and behaviours. Sales and marketing. Reporting/monitoring and evaluating. Guaranteed interviews for all participants successfully completing the programme upon release; and "Through the gate" support to enhance the likelihood of prisoners settling in well to the new role and having an immediate positive impact upon release. The Specification will be subject to ongoing review and development by both Authority and Supplier to take note of emerging best practice and changes in approach. There is a clear expectation that the Supplier will strive to continuously improve service delivery and provide a flexible service which can readily respond to changing learning and skills needs of prisoners. The initiative will benefit prisoners aged 18 or over of working age regardless of Protected Characteristics and with a good work ethos who are motivated to engage with longer-term, higher skilled sector specific training in work environments. Additional information: Following this PIN, additional market engagement and service requirements events will be taking place during March 2024 both in-person and virtually. These will be as follows: 19th February 2024, 13:00-14:00 - Virtual via Teams 8th Match 2024, 11:00-13:00 - In Person - Manchester Justice Collaboration Centre, M4 4AH 12th March 2024, 09:30 - 10:30 - Virtual via Teams 21st March 2024, 11:00 - 13:00 - In Person - Newbold Revel, CV23 0TH Interested suppliers will need to register for an event using the link provided or email NFNCommercial@justice.gov.uk. We welcome any feedback you can give on the proposed service. Attendance is only required at one event. Follow these activities if the MoJ identifies multiple suitable and interested parties with the capability to deliver the service it will intend to run a procurement competition to secure the future of this service. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d8d4755-62f7-423e-80ec-7274aa8947be | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Jan 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 29 Feb 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF JUSTICE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | SW1 9AJ | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 31 Jan 2024 at 07:44 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d8d4755-62f7-423e-80ec-7274aa8947be - 30 Jan 2024 at 16:34 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ca90d87-81cd-461f-8bf1-4885e439a076 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4d8d4755-62f7-423e-80ec-7274aa8947be 31st January 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4ca90d87-81cd-461f-8bf1-4885e439a076 30th January 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://forms.office.com/Pages/DesignPageV2.aspx?subpage=design&FormId=KEeHxuZx_kGp4S6MNndq2BdO_7A5LxZCglSnomflkNZUMEtEQjZTRlM5Rzc2OTQ4OUhXNFoxUklYTC4u&Token=a2c1a399dee343c29dc56ed2e86aec20 Early Engagement ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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