Awarded contract

Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Bricklaying course provision for prisoners at HMP Northumberland

Details

Value
£147,505
Duration
2 years
Topic
Education and training services
Published
1 October 2026

Tender description

Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Bricklaying course provision for prisoners at HMP Northumberland. The specialist supplier will establish and deliver a high-quality Bricklaying programme, enabling prisoners to achieve industry-recognised qualifications up to and including Level 2. The programme shall develop learners' vocational competence, employability, and progression opportunities through the delivery of practical bricklaying skills, accredited qualifications, and embedded English and mathematics support where required. The Supplier shall be responsible for establishing, equipping, and delivering a fully operational bricklaying workshop that reflects current industry standards, working practices, and health and safety requirements to foster employment on release.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published1 October 2026
    Current notice
  2. Next: Award date1 December 2026in 2 months
  3. Upcoming: Contract expiry date30 June 2028

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

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