Awarded contract

Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Rail Services provision for prisoners at HMP /YOI Lincoln

Details

Buyer: Ministry of Justice
Supplier(s): Platinum Rail Services
Value: £32,500
Duration: 6 months
Topic: Education and training services
Published: 16 September 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Rail Services provision for prisoners at HMP /YOI Lincoln. The supplier will design and deliver 4 comprehensive classroom-based accredited railway training programmes leading to accredited rail industry qualifications. The programme shall prepare learners for entry-level employment within the rail sector and provide the additional industry requirements necessary to support progression into work following release.

Timeline

Completed: Award published16 September 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date21 September 2026
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

80000000 · Education and training services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ministry-of-justice.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ministry-of-justice.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ministry-of-justice.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ministry-of-justice.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ministry-of-justice.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ministry-of-justice.gov

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