Planning

Awarding Oragnisation for HMPPS Probation Qualifications

  • Ministry of Justice

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-018432

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050b66

Published 1 May 2025, 1:52pm



Scope

Description

HMPPS provide internal training and education for probation services. An external awarding organisation is required to provide registration, certificate generation and storage thereof for learners of the below qualifications:

Level 3 Certificate in Probation Practice - Qualification Number: 603/1231/2.

Level 3 Diploma in Probation Practice - Qualification Number: 603/1234/8

Level 5 Diploma in Probation Practice - Qualification Number: 610/2081/3

Level 3 Award In Assessing Competence in the Work Environment - Qualification Number: 600/6542/4

Level 4 Award In Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice - Qualification Number: 600/8383/9

The awarding organisation should also be able to audit our qualification centre, assessments and quality assurance processes. This can be done virtually.

The awarding organisation should be registered with OfQual.

Total value (estimated)

  • £2,592,000 excluding VAT
  • £3,110,400 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2037
  • 12 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80000000 - Education and training services
  • 80400000 - Adult and other education services
  • 80300000 - Higher education services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

16 May 2025

Engagement process description

MoJ will issue a short questionnaire to responding organisations in order to understand market capacity for the requirement and inform future strategy for procurement.

If your organisation is interested in this activity, please register on Jaggaer with the below link:

https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

Search for prj_14758 and complete the survey linked within PQQ_489 Technical Envelope.

All communications must be directed via Jaggaer messaging and should not be directed to individual or functional e-mail.


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Contracting authority

Ministry of Justice

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDNN-2773-HVYN

102 Petty France

London

SW1H 9AJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government