Awarded contract

Con_25523 Out of Hours Support Services within Approved Premises (Wales)

Details

Supplier(s)
G4S Community (G4S Care and Justice)
Value
£325,235
Duration
1 year
Topic
Probation services
Published
4 November 2025

Tender description

This Contract Award Notice details the award of a call-off competition conducted by the Authority via the Ministry of Justice's Probation Service Dynamic Framework (PSDF). The Probation Service sought to procure a service that will provide out-of-hours support (evenings and weekends) directly within Approved Premises. This service will enable more effective management of behaviours by offering timely access to support during critical periods. The service will deliver tailored interventions to both residents and AP staff, promoting emotional and mental wellbeing, supporting substance use recovery, and signposting to relevant services. It will also assist residents in navigating access to community mental health services, encourage engagement with recovery programmes. This service aims to deliver meaningful improvements in mental health and wellbeing support available within Approved Premises (APs), particularly during out-of-hours periods

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published4 November 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date2 January 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2027in 6 months

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

  • 75231240 · Probation services

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