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title: "Prison Based Social Workers 2026"
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# Prison Based Social Workers 2026

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/prison-based-social-workers-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-07b91d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** HMPPS Women’s Group is seeking a supplier capable of delivering a high-quality, trauma-informed, gender-responsive and professionally supervised social work service that contributes to improved outcomes for women, children and families. The service forms part of HMPPS Women’s Group's wider commitment to improving outcomes for women in custody, strengthening family ties, supporting child welfare, promoting the best interests of the child, and reducing the intergenerational impact of offending.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,569,440 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/prison-based-social-workers-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-07b91d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b91d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **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/prison-based-social-workers-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-07b91d#tl-md)

## Description
HMPPS Women’s Group is seeking a supplier capable of delivering a high-quality, trauma-informed, gender-responsive and professionally supervised social work service that contributes to improved outcomes for women, children and families.
The service forms part of HMPPS Women’s Group's wider commitment to improving outcomes for women in custody, strengthening family ties, supporting child welfare, promoting the best interests of the child, and reducing the intergenerational impact of offending.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85310000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2027 to 31/01/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F106928-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-11T09:04:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-13T10:27:45.860Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07b91d
- **Licence:** Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.