--- title: "Provision of Library Services for HMP Bure, HMP Norwich, HMP Wayland and HMP The Mount" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d579" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05d579" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05d579.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05d579.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "MINISTRY OF JUSTICE" published: "2025-11-18" --- # Provision of Library Services for HMP Bure, HMP Norwich, HMP Wayland and HMP The Mount Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d579 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05d579) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05d579.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Justice, based in London, has awarded a contract for the provision of library services at several prisons: HMP Bure, HMP Norwich, HMP The Mount, and HMP Wayland. This procurement falls under the central government’s public authority category and involves the direct awarding of the tender to Greenwich Leisure Ltd, a large-scale supplier supporting the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector. This contract, worth over £1.75 million, commenced on 6th November 2025 and continues until 31st March 2029, with provisions for further extension until 2032, if required. The procurement was conducted via a direct award method due to extreme urgency related to the incumbent supplier's cessation, avoiding disruptions in essential prison education services. This contract opens opportunities for businesses involved in providing educational and library services, particularly those capable of responding swiftly to urgent requirements in public service sectors. Large enterprises, especially those with experience in public sector contracts or prison services, will find this project particularly fitting. By ensuring that high-quality library services are sustained in these facilities, businesses can not only expand their service portfolio but also contribute significantly to educational objectives within the UK prison system. The stable and fixed-term nature of this contract, combined with potential renewals, offers a predictable growth avenue for qualified suppliers. ## Notice A contract to provide and safeguard statutory provision of prison library services at HMP Bure, HMP Norwich, HMP The Mount and HMP Wayland. ### Procurement Information The direct award of library services to the supplier are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency. The Ministry of Justice has a legal requirement to secure the provision of education and training for prisoners (Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009). Section 86 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 provides that the Secretary of State must secure the provision of such education and training facilities as he/she considers appropriate for education and training suitable to the requirements of prisoners. The incumbent library supplier advised that they would be unable to continue providing a service due to their contractual arrangements ceasing with the local authority on 30th June 2025. This resulted in the supplier going into termination as this represented the majority of their business and they were unable to continue operations due to the loss of this local authority contract. This created a huge challenge for the Authority because there is a statutory obligation to provide prison library services and service provision cannot disrupted. Given these reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency, these services could not be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure (due to timescales involved and that the supplier only provided 2 months notice of cessation of business). The urgency is unavoidable as it is not attributable to any act or omission of the contracting authority and could not have been reasonably foreseen by the contracting authority. The business owner's requirement is to maintain current delivery and system stability, with future contracts being based on the services currently delivered, with all Terms and Conditions and contract value remaining unchanged. The actual contract date is 02/07/2025-31/03/2029. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074850-2025 | | Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Direct | | Procurement method details | Direct award | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Nov 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 29 Jun 2025 | | Contract period | 6 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £1,752,534 | | Contracts value | £1,752,534 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | 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 | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | GREENWICH LESIURE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75231230 - Prison services ## Release History - 18 Nov 2025 at 15:16 - AwardUpdate - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074850-2025 - 18 Nov 2025 at 15:06 - AwardUpdate - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074840-2025 - 18 Nov 2025 at 15:01 - AwardUpdate - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074834-2025 - 6 Nov 2025 at 13:20 - AwardUpdate - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071633-2025 - 6 Nov 2025 at 13:19 - AwardUpdate - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071628-2025 - 6 Nov 2025 at 09:16 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071469-2025 - 6 Nov 2025 at 09:11 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071468-2025 - 28 Oct 2025 at 15:20 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069052-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074850-2025 18th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074840-2025 18th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074834-2025 18th November 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071633-2025 6th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071628-2025 6th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071469-2025 6th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071468-2025 6th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069052-2025 28th October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/procurement - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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