Tender Summary

Prisoner Education Services Panel (Inc. Core Education)

Buying Organisation

Ministry of Justice

Contract Value

£1,500,000,000

Tender Description

MoJ is establishing a Prisoner Education Services Panel (through a panel agreement). The Panel will be used to call off a range of Prisoner Education Services, including Core Education, Careers, Information and Guidance (CIAG), Libraries, and Physical Education. The initial Call Offs will be for the provision of the new Core Education Services (including prison library services where relevant) for 11 regional Lots. The panel will enable subsequent Call Off Competitions and Contracts.
The core education contracts will be part of the transformed Prisoner Education Services (PES). These contracts will commence delivery in April 2025. Contractors will deliver a curriculum that helps prisoners gain the necessary skills to live an independent life on release, and access opportunities in vocational subject areas to help progression into employment or further education and training. The procurement also covers provision of library services where these are delivered as part of the core education service.
Providers must successfully apply for a place on the Panel in order to be able to be considered for the initial 11 Call Off Contracts for Core Education Services. Bidders should note that although CIAG, Higher Education, Further Education and Physical Education do not form part of the scope of the initial 11 Call Off Contracts to be awarded under the Panel, they do fall within the overall scope of the type of services that may be procured under the Panel, although there are no current / pending plans to hold such Call Off Competitions.

If MoJ wishes to procure services for these additional scope areas, MoJ commit to open the Panel up to allow new suppliers to apply to join the Panel by the means of publishing an appropriate notice on the Find A Tender. Similar considerations apply for the provision of prison library services which are also within scope of the Panel, and which may, in future, be procured as a distinct requirement for one or more Prisons.

This procurement is run under the Light Touch Regime.
The Authority is using the Jaggaer electronic eSourcing Portal (formerly Bravo) for the procurement. The ITT, which is comprised of a number of volumes, is available only in electronic format via the Portal. Bidders must register the names of all contacts requiring access to the sourcing event and should submit queries via the Portal https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

Tender categories (products & services required)

Education and training services (CPV 80000000)
Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals (CPV 75231200)
Career guidance services (CPV 79634000)
Library management services (CPV 79995000)
Secondary education services (CPV 80200000)
Technical and vocational secondary education services (CPV 80210000)
Technical secondary education services (CPV 80211000)
Vocational secondary education services (CPV 80212000)
Higher education services (CPV 80300000)
Adult and other education services (CPV 80400000)
E-learning services (CPV 80420000)
Operation of an educational centre (CPV 80490000)
Training services (CPV 80500000)
Vocational training services (CPV 80530000)
Industrial and technical training services (CPV 80531000)
Industrial training services (CPV 80531100)
Technical training services (CPV 80531200)
Management training services (CPV 80532000)
Computer-user familiarisation and training services (CPV 80533000)
Computer training services (CPV 80533100)
Computer courses (CPV 80533200)
Environmental training services (CPV 80540000)
Safety training services (CPV 80550000)
Health and first-aid training services (CPV 80560000)
Health training services (CPV 80561000)
First-aid training services (CPV 80562000)
Personal development training services (CPV 80570000)
Provision of language courses (CPV 80580000)

Region

North East (UKC)

Buyer Information