Expired contract

Provision of Prison Education Services covering the regions of Kent, Surrey & Sussex (LOT 8) under the Prison Education Framework (2019/S 051-117827)

Details

Buyer: Ministry of Justice
Supplier(s): Milton Keynes College
Value: £16,000,000
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Education and training services
Published: 12 January 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Contract for the provision of Prison Education Services covering the regions of Kent, Surrey & Sussex (LOT 8). This contract has been directly awarded under the Prison Education Framework (2019/S 051-117827) in accordance with the Direct Award Procedure set out in Schedule F6, to Milton Keynes College, who were the Lot Supplier who were ranked second in the previous further competition. This contract shall ensure continuity in the delivery of prison education services within the regions of Kent, Surrey & Sussex (LOT 8) until the replacement Prison Education Service (PES) commences on the 1st April 2025 of which, the Market Engagement activity for the wider procurement has commenced.

Timeline

Completed: Award date9 January 2023
Completed: Award published12 January 2023
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 January 2025

About the buyer

The Ministry of Justice is a central government ministerial department with its own Commercial Standards team providing procurement guidance. Procurement now follows the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. Higher-value contracts appear on Find a Tender, with Contracts Finder used for lower-value opportunities. Suppliers register and bid through the MOJ Sourcing Portal, the department's e-procurement platform. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems. HM Courts and Tribunals Service, HM Prison and Probation Service and the Legal Aid Agency are the department's main delivery bodies.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Ministry of Justice's contract awards have been in education and training, IT services and public administration and defence.

Relevant CPV codes

80000000 · Education and training services

Decision makers

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