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title: "UK7 - Contract Details Notice - Recall reduction project"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f6dc"
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# UK7 - Contract Details Notice - Recall reduction project

Buyer: Ministry of Justice  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f6dc

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice commissioned a six-month pilot to reduce prison recalls among the revolving-door recall cohort in South Liverpool. The work is a specialist probation service, covering people at high risk of repeat recall; over half of the targeted cohort were rough sleepers and all were class A drug users. Delivery involved the South Liverpool Probation Delivery Unit working with the Whitechapel Centre, Liverpool Housing Options services, CGL, prisons and the CFO hub. The requirement was delivered in South Liverpool and Liverpool, with the Whitechapel Centre as the service provider. It sits within public-sector probation and offender-support services, with a practical focus on coordinating housing, substance-misuse and justice interventions to reduce repeat imprisonment. The Ministry of Justice was the buying organisation.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The Ministry of Justice made a direct, below-threshold award without competition under the light-touch regime. The Whitechapel Centre was awarded the single lot for £41,373 including tax. The award was active and the contract was signed on 18 August 2026, with delivery running from 18 August 2026 to 16 August 2027. The arrangement is recorded as a probation-services contract and followed a six-month pilot model described in the requirement. The selected supplier was Whitechapel Centre, a Liverpool-based SME and voluntary, community or social enterprise. The published outcome therefore shows a small, locally delivered service commissioned directly rather than through an open competitive tender.

This procurement indicates demand for locally rooted probation support that can reduce repeat prison recalls among people facing overlapping housing, substance-misuse and criminal-justice needs. A credible future competitor would need practical experience of supporting people who sleep rough and use class A drugs, alongside the ability to work safely with probation teams, prisons, housing services, drug and alcohol providers and other justice-sector partners. The requirement also favours organisations that can coordinate a multi-agency intervention rather than provide an isolated service. A small voluntary, community or social enterprise with established Liverpool links, trusted relationships with high-risk service users and the capacity to deliver targeted casework and partnership activity would be well placed when this type of service is next considered by the Ministry of Justice.

## Notice

To reduce prsion recalls. Over the 6 month pilot period South Liverpool Probation Delivery Unit, in conjunction with Whitechapel, Liverpool Housing Options services, CGL, prisons and the CFO hub, targeted all revolving door prison recalls. Over half this cohort were rough sleepers and all were class A drug users.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085906-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 18 Aug 2026 - 16 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £41,373 |

## 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 |
| Postcode area | 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 | The Whitechapel Centre |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75231240 - Probation services

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 13:52 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085906-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085906-2026
  10th September 2026 - Contract details 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

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