Prison Education Service Core Education Lot 3: Cumbria and Lancashire Group

A Contract Award Notice
by MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

Source
Contracts Finder
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
7 year
Value
£46M
Sector
DEFENCE
Published
29 Jul 2025
Delivery
01 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2032
Deadline
13 Nov 2023 00:00

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

1 supplier

Description

This notice is for the award of Lot 3: Cumbria and Lancashire Group The Prisoner Education Services (PES) is a UK government initiative with three overarching strategic priorities; improving prisoner numeracy and literacy skills, incentivizing prisoners to improve their qualifications and skills to increase their prospects of finding work on release, and ensuring that Governors and their teams have the knowledge, tools, support and accountabilities that they need to make this work. PES seeks to transform learning in jails as part of a renewed push to skill up offenders and protect the public. PES Core Education will include teaching and delivery of a two-layered curriculum for independence and for opportunity which meets the needs of prisoners, as well as high quality, timely screening and assessment delivery and tailored and impactful additional learning needs support. The Ministry of Justice launched the PES Panel to reform how education is delivered across the adult prison estate in England. The first call-offs under this framework focused on Core Education Services, including teaching and delivery of a two-layered curriculum for independence (essential subjects such as English, Maths, digital skills) and curriculum for opportunity, which meets the needs of prisoners. The Core Education contracts also include high quality, timely screening and assessment delivery; tailored and impactful additional learning needs support; and (where applicable) prison library services. The contracts are split into 11 regional lots and aim to provide a consistent, high-quality education offer that supports rehabilitation, reduces reoffending, and improves employability and resettlement outcomes for prisoners. The procurement was conducted under the Open Procedure in accordance with the Light Touch Regime of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Award Detail

1 LTE Group (Manchester)
  • Value: £46,000,000

CPV Codes

  • 75231200 - Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals

Other Information

Prison Education Service Core Education Lot 3 Redacted Contract https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/go/69916928019856696D14 n/a REDACTED PES Core Education Lot 3 Contract.pdf

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