Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ministry of Justice · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- The Open University SME
- Value
- £3,340,000
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Public administration & defence services · Prison services (CPV 75231230)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 041327-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Mar 2024
- Published21 Dec 2024Published 277 days after the contract date
Description
To provide a service supporting students in a secure environment to apply for, access funding for and complete, higher education courses. Support should be available for a minimum of 300 new enrolments per year. Support for new enrollers will continue for subsequent years until course completion or release. This support must include: Ensuring that a range of courses are adapted for delivery in a secure environment, compliant with HMPPS standards and regulations, approved by security and available for delivery in a secure environment. Production of a prospectus of courses available in a secure environment. To protect student choice this must cover the following minimum range of levels and subject areas: Levels: Certificate level 4, Diploma level 5, Undergraduate degree level 6 Subject areas: English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Psychology, Business Management, Geography, Art history, Politics, Criminology, History, Economics, Spanish, French, German, Classical Studies, La…
About the supplier
The Open University: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company RC000391).