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# Community Justice Learning (Professional Qualification in Probation)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-justice-learning-professional-qualification-in-probation-ocds-h6vhtk-0504cd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Justice: "Community Justice Learning (Professional Qualification in Probation)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £80,520,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18)
- **Published Value:** £80,520,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 November 2025 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKD3, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKJ2, UKJ4, UKK, UKL
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £60,271,175 (exc. VAT, 4 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 14 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-justice-learning-professional-qualification-in-probation-ocds-h6vhtk-0504cd#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0504cd`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-justice-learning-professional-qualification-in-probation-ocds-h6vhtk-0504cd#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-justice-learning-professional-qualification-in-probation-ocds-h6vhtk-0504cd#participate

## Description
These contracts will deliver Community Justice Learning (CJL), which forms the academic component of the Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP) programme - the mandatory training route for all Probation Officers employed by the Probation Service. CJL comprises a BA (Hons) Degree or Graduate Diploma in Community Justice, alongside a Level 5 Vocational Qualification in Probation Practice, which is delivered in-house by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) staff.
Under Section 10 of the Offender Management Act 2007, the Secretary of State for Justice may determine the qualifications, experience and training required to practise as a Probation Officer. Since 1 April 2016, the PQiP has been the sole statutory route to qualification. HMPPS is the only employer of Probation Officers in England and Wales, and the PQiP programme is the only route to train and qualify for this profession.
The Authority holds a CJL Course Design Framework, which defines the academic structure, outcomes and learning standards that all suppliers will be required to adopt and implement during the Mobilisation Phase. Suppliers will be required to design their academic course content in accordance with this framework and secure appropriate accreditation through the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) or Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ).
The academic elements of the PQiP to be delivered under this contract include:
•	A Level 6 academic qualification forming the core programme which all learners must complete; and
•	Level 4 and Level 5 components providing advanced standing onto the core programme where required, depending on each learner’s prior learning and experience.
Learning will be delivered through biannual cohorts across four standard entry routes:
1.	Probation Services Officer Progression (PSOP);
2.	Standard PQiP (post-graduate) – full-time;
3.	Standard PQiP (post-graduate) – part-time; and
4.	PQiP non-graduate route – full-time.
Course duration will vary from between 15-30 months, depending on learners' prior learning and the appropriate entry route identified.
From time to time, the Authority may commission ‘optional services’ from the suppliers, which would be related and complementary to the contracted Services but incidental and discrete in nature and could, for example, include (without limitation) specific short term academic research projects and mapping of qualifications. 
The estimated annual volume is approximately 1,200 learners (not guaranteed), divided across the below-stated four regional Lots:
•	Lot 1: London – estimated 22% market share
•	Lot 2: North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands and West Midlands– estimated 28% market share
•	Lot 3: North West, Greater Manchester, Wales– estimated 22% market share
•	Lot 4: East of England, Kent, Surrey and Sussex, South Central, South West– estimated 27% market share
The delivery model is 100% virtual, with all learning conducted through live, synchronous on...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-justice-learning-professional-qualification-in-probation-ocds-h6vhtk-0504cd)

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - London
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £17,952,500

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 28/02/2037

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands and West Midlands
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £22,772,500

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 28/02/2037

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - North West, Greater Manchester Wales
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £17,782,500

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 28/02/2037

### Lot 4: Lot 4 - East of England, Kent, Surrey and Sussex, South Central, South West
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £22,012,500

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 28/02/2037

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (8)
- **Award:** Community Justice Learning - Lot 1 (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Sheffield Hallam University**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-10248`
  - Value: £15,585,795 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 14/06/2026

- **Award:** Community Justice Learning - Lot 2 (pending)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **De Montfort University**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-5358`
  - Value: £14,797,931 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 14/06/2026

- **Award:** Community Justice Learning - Lot 3 (pending)
  - Award id: `3`
  - Supplier(s): **Liverpool John Moores**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PVBW-3417-ZCNN`
  - Value: £12,914,669 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 14/06/2026

- **Award:** Community Justice Learning - Lot 4 (pending)
  - Award id: `4`
  - Supplier(s): **University of Portsmouth**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-10239`
  - Value: £16,972,780 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 14/06/2026

- **Award:** 5 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Sheffield Hallam University**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-10248`
  - Value: £15,585,795 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 6 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **De Montfort University**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-5358`
  - Value: £14,797,931 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 7 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Liverpool John Moores**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PVBW-3417-ZCNN`
  - Value: £12,914,669 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 8 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **University of Portsmouth**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-10239`
  - Value: £16,972,780 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** 5 (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,585,795
  - Signed Date: 05/08/2026

- **Contract:** 6 (active)
  - Signed Value: £14,797,931
  - Signed Date: 05/08/2026

- **Contract:** 7 (active)
  - Signed Value: £12,914,669
  - Signed Date: 05/08/2026

- **Contract:** 8 (active)
  - Signed Value: £16,972,780
  - Signed Date: 05/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F066788-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-02T12:04:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T20:36:25.914Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0504cd