Contract award · 22 Jul 2025

Probation Service Practitioner Level 3 Apprenticeship Lot 2

Ministry of Justice awarded “Probation Service Practitioner Level 3 Apprenticeship Lot 2” to University of Portsmouth for £9.4m on 22 Jul 2025.

Education & training London

BuyerMinistry of Justice

Value £9.4m

WinnerUniversity of Portsmouth

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Buyer: Ministry of Justice · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Supplier: University of Portsmouth
Value: £9,397,056
Procedure: Open procedure (below threshold)
Sector: Education & training · Education and training services (CPV 80000000)
Region: London
Official notice: View on Contracts Finder
Timeline: Contract date22 Jul 2025

Published29 Oct 2025Published 99 days after the contract date

Description

Level 3 Probation Service Officer Apprenticeship for staff within The Probation Service regions; North East, East & West Midlands, North West, Yorkshire & the Humber, Greater Manchester

About the supplier

University of Portsmouth: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06030986).

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