Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ministry of Justice · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Value
- £105,000
- Procedure
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
- Sector
- Education & training · Education and training services (CPV 80000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Jul 2026
- Published31 Jul 2026Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
Award of a Call Off Contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System (PEDPS) for the provision of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion services across the Herefordshire Essex and Suffolk (HES) Prison Group. The service will provide Peer Mentor Training in Equality, Diversity and Safeguarding, Cultural Awareness workshops, DIRF education and quality assurance activities, Protected Characteristic Engagement Forums and support to Diversity and Inclusion Action Team (DIAT) meetings across five prison establishments. The contract will support approximately 300 learners annually through offender-centred interventions designed to improve equality awareness, rehabilitation outcomes, inclusion, community cohesion and successful reintegration into society. Delivery will be aligned with the Equality Act 2010, HMPPS equality objectives and the prison Advancing Equalities Framework.
About the supplier
Ipswich and Suffolk Council for Racial Equality (ISCRE): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04616709).