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title: "Weston College Call for Partners - Prison Education Service"
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# Weston College Call for Partners - Prison Education Service

Buyer: WESTON COLLEGE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fb932f52-e49b-4b44-9621-f701e2247bed

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## Summary

Weston College is seeking partners for the Prison Education Service procurement process initiated by the Ministry of Justice. The aim is to provide core education, vocational, and specialist skills training to learners in custodial environments across England. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with an engagement end date set for August 18, 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses, including national, local, and specialist organisations, to collaborate with Weston College in providing education within prisons. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to participate. Businesses interested in becoming partners should complete a questionnaire by August 18, 2023, to be considered for this educational service opportunity.

## Notice

Weston College is intending to bid for the Prison Education Service to be established by the Ministry of Justice. The Service will facilitate the provision of comprehensive core education, vocational and specialist skills training to learners in a custodial environment across England. As an experienced, prime provider of education within prisons, Weston College is seeking partners to support outstanding learning, vocational, and specialist skills provision in the South West of England and welcomes applications from national, local, and specialist organisations. The procurement process is expected to start in September 2023. If you would like to be considered as a Weston College partner for this opportunity, please complete the questionnaire in the first instance. From this, we will hold further discussions with potential partners to shape an education solution to support Weston College's education provision in each prison. Completed questionnaires should be returned by email to: infoPES@weston.ac.uk by Friday 18 August 2023. Please also direct any questions to this email address.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c411c06-437b-4219-8760-682b66837ee9 |
| Notice type | Planned Procurement 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 | 11 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 18 Aug 2023 |
| 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 | WESTON COLLEGE |
| Locality | WESTON-SUPER-MARE |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS23 2AL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK61 North Somerset |
| Local authority | North Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Weston-super-Mare Hillside |
| Westminster constituency | Weston-super-Mare |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 11 Aug 2023 at 14:30 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c411c06-437b-4219-8760-682b66837ee9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c411c06-437b-4219-8760-682b66837ee9
  11th August 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2c43f9a1-c1db-41a6-8e50-8e1bd59f5208

## Notice URLs

- https://www.weston.ac.uk/call-for-partners

## Provenance

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