Awarded contract

Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for a new intervention programme at HMP Pentonville aimed at supporting prisoners in building healthier relationships and making more positive life choices

Details

Buyer: Ministry of Justice
Supplier(s): Kinetic Youth Ltd
Value: £51,056.15
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Education and training services
Published: 28 November 2025
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for a new intervention programme aimed at supporting prisoners in building healthier relationships and making more positive life choices. The programme will involve: - Peer Mentoring Training: Prisoners will be trained to become peer mentors, focusing on developing interpersonal and emotional skills. - Accredited Qualification: The training must lead to a Level 3 qualification, equivalent to City & Guilds Level 3. - Focus Areas: - Managing and disengaging from gang affiliations - Developing coping strategies and skills for use both in custody and after release - Encouraging positive behavioural change Resettlement Preparation: The programme must also prepare participants for life after prison, with a strong emphasis on: - Employment readiness - Skills for reintegration into the community

Timeline

Completed: Award published28 November 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date5 January 2026
Next: Contract expiry date4 January 2027in 3 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

80000000 · Education and training services

Decision makers

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