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title: "Provision of HMPPS Criminology Masters"
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# Provision of HMPPS Criminology Masters

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-hmpps-criminology-masters-ocds-h6vhtk-02a9d9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Justice: "Provision of HMPPS Criminology Masters". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 May 2021, 12:00 BST. 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:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,140,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a9d9`

## 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/provision-of-hmpps-criminology-masters-ocds-h6vhtk-02a9d9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-hmpps-criminology-masters-ocds-h6vhtk-02a9d9#participate

## Description
The Criminology Masters will be offered to all staff within Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service in a management or leadership grade and all will be free to apply subject to managerial approval. Learners will be selected from both operational and non-operational roles through an internal application and selection process. They may or may not already have degree level qualifications (Level 6) and there will likely be a number of learners per year who have been out of formal education for 20 years or longer. The provider will be expected to tailor support for such learners to enable them to learn. Learners will be subject to an internal selection process by HMPPS before accessing the qualification and may come from a wide range of backgrounds.
Retaining talent within the business and giving employees a development opportunity that will continue to ensure that objectives are met across the business. The learning will be brought back into HMPPS and therefore the business will benefit as a whole.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80500000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Criminology Masters will be offered to all staff within Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service in a management or leadership grade and all will be free to apply subject to managerial approval. Learners will be selected from both operational a...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 001265-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Institute of Criminology (Penology MST programme)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-41009`
  - Value: £1,140,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 001265-2022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,140,000
  - Signed Date: 15/12/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001265-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-01-14T22:45:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T15:22:59.806Z
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