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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-029f86

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is in the process of extending the Community Justice Learning (CJL) qualification contract, which primarily falls under the education and training services category. This procurement process, currently at the award stage, involves a 12-month extension effective until 7 April 2023, following the allowed modifications under Regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The extension facilitates the completion of ongoing learner cohorts and aims to maintain continuity in the delivery of these essential training services across England and Wales.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses, particularly those specialising in educational and training services, including specialist training, management training, and personal development training. Organisations capable of delivering the CJL qualification or similar programmes will find this an advantageous environment to enhance their market presence while contributing to the upskilling of professionals within the probation system. Collaborating with the MoJ could also open doors for larger contracts in the public sector focused on training and education.

### 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 3& 4 The Sheffield Hallam Contract, 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/006164-2021 |
| 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 | £6,100,000 |

## 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 | 2 |
| Supplier names | SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY; SHEFFILED HALLAM 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/006164-2021

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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