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title: "Prison Education - Common Awarding Organisations"
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# Prison Education - Common Awarding Organisations

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/prison-education-common-awarding-organisations-ocds-h6vhtk-03fc24). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Justice: "Prison Education - Common Awarding Organisations". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Prison services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0023
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03fc24`

## 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:** 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/prison-education-common-awarding-organisations-ocds-h6vhtk-03fc24#tl-md)

## Description
Awarding organisations qualifications will be used in adult prisons across England for specified curriculum areas.

## Lots (3)
### Lot Lot 1, Lot 3, Lot 5 and Lot 6: Lot 1 – English, Lot 3 – Mathematics, Lot 5 – Catering and Hospitality and Lot 6 – Construction, Planning and The Built Environment
- **Lot id:** `Lot 1, Lot 3, Lot 5 and Lot 6`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 75231230
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Awarding organisations qualifications will be used in adult prisons across England for specified curriculum areas.
- **Contract Period:**  to 31/03/2025

### Lot Lot 2: Lot 2 English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
- **Lot id:** `Lot 2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 75231230
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Awarding organisations qualifications will be used in adult prisons across England for specified curriculum areas.
- **Contract Period:**  to 31/03/2025

### Lot Lot 7: Lot 7 – Cleaning and Facilities Management
- **Lot id:** `Lot 7`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 75231230
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Awarding organisations qualifications will be used in adult prisons across England for specified curriculum areas.
- **Contract Period:**  to 31/03/2025

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Prison Education - Common Awarding Organisations (active)
  - Award id: `026986-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **WAMITAB**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92387`
  - Value: £0 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2 English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) (active)
  - Award id: `026986-2023-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Gateway Qualifications**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-92388`
  - Value: £0 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 1 – English, Lot 3 – Mathematics, Lot 5 – Catering and Hospitality and Lot 6 – Construction, Planning and The Built Environment (active)
  - Award id: `026986-2023-3`
  - Supplier(s): **City & Guilds**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-165585`
  - Value: £0 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Prison Education - Common Awarding Organisations (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 13/02/2023

- **Contract:** Lot 2 English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 13/02/2023

- **Contract:** Lot 1 – English, Lot 3 – Mathematics, Lot 5 – Catering and Hospitality and Lot 6 – Construction, Planning and The Built Environment (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 13/02/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026986-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-12T15:10:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T18:08:17.761Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03fc24