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title: "Community Justice Learning (formerly Probation Qualification)"
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# Community Justice Learning (formerly Probation Qualification)

Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE.  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-029f84

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice is currently managing a public procurement process involving the extension of the Community Justice Learning (CJL) qualification contract. This contract falls under the category of education and training services, primarily for specialist and management training. The extension grants an additional 12 months, pushing the contract expiry to 7 April 2023, with an estimated value increase not exceeding £1,800,000. The tender is in the award stage, having been modified according to regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, allowing for the continuation of services necessary to complete existing learner cohorts.

This procurement presents notable opportunities for businesses in the education and training sector, particularly those capable of delivering specialised and management training services. Companies already engaged in educational qualifications or those with a proven track record in adult learning and vocational training would find themselves well-positioned to compete for similar future tenders. The effective delivery of the CJL qualification hinges on partnerships that can ensure smooth transitions for learners, making this an advantageous contract for businesses with existing relationships in the probation and justice training sectors.

### Lot Information

Contract for the Provision of the Community Justice Learning (CJL) Qualification

This notice relates to a further 12 month extension to the lots 2 of De Montford University contracts, with a new contract expiry date of 7 April 2023. The Authority considers the modifications of the Contract without prior publication of a Contract Notice is permitted by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) and Directive 2014/24/EU. The Contract was modified in accordance with regulation 72(1)(b)/article 72(1)(b) on 6th November 2020 and accordingly does not in the Authority's view amount to the award of a new contract and/or an unlawful substantial change. The modification does not alter the overall nature of the Contract. The estimated price increase does not exceed 50 % of the estimated value of the original Contract (as against the notional contract values of each Contract identified at section V.2.4. The further 12 month extension is necessary for the provision of additional services, namely for the completion of cohorts 9 and 10, which each commence during the original permitted contract term but which will not complete before the original expiry date of April 2022, as follows: Cohort 9 (21 month course): January 2021 commencement and October 2022 completion Cohort 10 (15 month course): July 2021 commencement and October 2022 completion Cohort 10 (21 month course: July 2021 commencement and April 2023 completion A change of contractor part way through a cohort cannot be made for economic and technical reasons and would cause significant inconvenience and substantial duplication of costs for the Contracting Authority. The significant inconvenience and substantial duplication of costs is driven by: - Inconvenience to learners during their professional studies - a change in learning provider midway through a course could compromise their ability to qualify on time and achieve the pay rise associated with qualification - The need to recognise and accredit prior learning if learners move between providers - while there is nationally required content, the individual courses that learners complete are accredited by their institutions. Therefore the transfer of credits and recognition of prior learning would see significant duplication of costs from any new provider - Inconvenience to the MoJ - at a time of significant reform of the probation system, to transfer learners between providers is likely to see a significantly increased workload for National Probation Service staff who supervise Probation Officers vocational training. The 12 month extension to the Contract will enable current learner cohorts 9 and 10 to complete the CJL qualification with the Contractor. The MoJ published a Contract Notice on the 4th January 2021 on Find a Tender Service (publication reference: 2021/S 000-000066) for the delivery of the CJL qualification from April 2023.The overlap in contractual terms is so that learners can start and finish their learning with a single provider. This extension provides for the completion of learners in cohorts that start in or before July 2021.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006162-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Oct 2015 |
| Contract period | 7 Apr 2016 - 7 Apr 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,800,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF JUSTICE. |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | N/A |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DE MONTFORD UNIVERSITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80532000 - Management training services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services

## Release History

- 25 Mar 2021 at 22:56 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006162-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

## Provenance

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