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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0366f6"
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buyer: "MINISTRY OF JUSTICE"
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# n/a

Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0366f6

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice has initiated a tender process for the development of HMP Academies, focusing on sector-specific skills training in partnership with employers. The aim is to prepare prisoners for employment post-release, reducing recidivism rates and filling workforce gaps. The tender involves establishing a framework for HMP Academies with a total contract value of £1,000,000. The buying organisation seeks to engage a diverse range of businesses to provide vocational training within prison environments, facilitating prisoners' transition to employment.

This tender opportunity presents businesses with the chance to contribute to societal impact by supporting prisoner rehabilitation and reducing reoffending rates. Companies offering services related to education, training, and vocational skills development are well-suited to compete. The Ministry of Justice is seeking suppliers to deliver specialist vocational training programs within the prison system, ultimately aiming to facilitate prisoners' successful integration into the workforce upon release. Interested businesses should focus on developing programs that align with the Ministry's objective of enhancing prisoners' employability skills and creating opportunities for sustainable employment post-release.

## Notice

The Employability Innovation Fund was announced in the Prisons Strategy White Paper to "enable Governors to work with more employers and training providers to repurpose workshops, deliver sector specific skills training to meet the changing needs of the economy and smooth the path from prison to employment." As a result, His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) is developing its academy delivery model within prison work and learning environments and is seeking to do so in partnership with more employers to deliver sector specific skills training to meet the changing needs of the economy and smooth the path from prison to employment. We know that having a job to go to on release from prison can significantly reduce the chance of reoffending and employers can benefit from securing committed and skilled people to fill gaps in the UK economy. HMP Academies are workspaces hosted by employers that have a clear emphasis on providing specialist vocational training and offer the prisoners participating in them significant skills development and employment opportunities that can significantly impact reducing re-offending rates. Whilst there are a small number already established in prisons, we want to do much more. To achieve this, we have qualified a number of suppliers onto a framework for the provision of HMP Academy workspaces. Call offs can now be completed for specific prison workspaces.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

These contracts have been put in place to establish a Framework for HMP Academies 12 suppliers have now been onboarded onto this framework for the provision of HMP Academies. This is a single lot national framework covering Prisons in England and Wales.

Options: optional 24 month extension in addition to the original 48 month duration

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004644-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | 6 Feb 2023 |
| Award date | 31 Jan 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

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

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | 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), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 12 |
| Supplier names | APR CONTRACTS; ART PROVIDERS; CARD TERMINAL PAYMENT SYSTEMS; CARVING FUTURES; CHANGE PLEASE; CITY & GUILDS OF LONDON INSTITUTE; MIDLANDS PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; PROFESSIONAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES; RMF TRAINING ACADEMY; SBFM; THE RIGHT COURSE; YOUR CONSULTATION GROUP COMMUNITY INTEREST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 55000000 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 75231200 - Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals
- 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 79634000 - Career guidance services
- 79998000 - Coaching services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80511000 - Staff training services
- 80530000 - Vocational training services
- 80531000 - Industrial and technical training services
- 80532000 - Management training services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services
- 80590000 - Tutorial services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- 98110000 - Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations

## Release History

- 12 Feb 2024 at 14:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004644-2024
- 7 Mar 2023 at 13:24 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006583-2023
- 8 Sep 2022 at 13:05 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025246-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
- http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/procurement
- https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/1178/commercial-interests-section-43-foia-guidance.pdf
- https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

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