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title: "UK7 - Contract Details Notice - EoE - Contract - IOM - Hertfordshire - Watford FC - 26/27"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0773a9"
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buyer: "Ministry of Justice"
published: "2026-09-16"
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# UK7 - Contract Details Notice - EoE - Contract - IOM - Hertfordshire - Watford FC - 26/27

Buyer: Ministry of Justice  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0773a9

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice commissioned a personalised mentoring and reintegration service in Hertfordshire and surrounding areas, delivered through the Bounceback programme. The service supports individuals through one-to-one engagement with a dedicated male coach from Watford FC’s Community Sports & Education Trust. Its purpose is to improve mental wellbeing and confidence, reduce barriers to engagement, and help participants take a more active and positive role in their communities. Delivery combines trusted relationships, practical support and community-based opportunities to achieve sustainable personal outcomes. This is a public service in the probation and offender-reintegration field, classified under CPV 75231240. The buying organisation is the Ministry of Justice, a central government department.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The Ministry of Justice used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the light-touch regime. Watford FC’s Community Sports & Education Trust was selected as supplier. The contract was signed and started on 1 September 2026, runs until 31 March 2027, and has an awarded value of £14,927.26 including tax. The contract is active. The procurement comprised one completed requirement. The published information identifies the service scope and the direct-award route, but does not set out a scored evaluation basis or competing bids. The award therefore records a completed below-threshold appointment rather than an open competition or multi-supplier arrangement.

This requirement is most relevant to charities, social enterprises, football or sport-based community organisations, and specialist providers with experience in one-to-one mentoring, probation-related support and offender reintegration. A credible competitor would need to provide suitably trained male coaching or mentoring staff, build trusted relationships with participants, and deliver personalised support rather than a group-only intervention. Relevant capability includes improving mental wellbeing, confidence and engagement; addressing practical barriers; and supporting sustained participation in local communities. Experience of working with public services or people facing complex barriers would strengthen a future proposition, as would established community links across Hertfordshire and surrounding areas. The awarded supplier’s charity and community-sport model indicates that trusted local delivery and measurable personal outcomes are central to this buyer’s requirement.

## Notice

In 2004, Watford FC's Community Sports & Education Trust was formed as an independent registered charity, dedicated to improving lives through sport, education, health and wellbeing programmes. The Trust's current five-year strategy, Tactically Speaking, focuses on creating healthier, happier and stronger communities across Hertfordshire and surrounding areas, supporting individuals to overcome barriers, improve wellbeing and achieve positive outcomes. Through trusted relationships, tailored support and community-based opportunities, the Trust aims to empower individuals to make meaningful and sustainable changes in their lives. The Bounceback programme builds on the success of the previous intervention, evolving from a group-based model into a personalised one-to-one mentoring and reintegration service. Delivered by a dedicated male coach from Watford FC's Community Sports & Education Trust, the programme is designed to improve mental wellbeing, increase confidence, reduce barriers to engagement and support individuals to play a more active and positive role within their communities. Through trusted relationships, practical support and community-based engagement, participants will be supported to achieve meaningful and sustainable personal outcomes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087870-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £14,927 |

## 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 | WATFORD FC'S COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75231240 - Probation services

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2026 at 15:17 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087870-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087870-2026
  16th 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

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