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The Provision of Agency Operational Workers for the Probation Service

Buyer: Ministry of Justice →

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BuyerMinistry of Justice
StatusAwarded
Deadline24 Apr 2026
Value£122,000,000
Published7 Jul 2026

What is being bought

This requirement is to support the Authority (Ministry of Justice) and His Majesty's Prison & Probation Services (HMPPS) in the future delivery of temporary resources for Probation Services across England and Wales. The Probation Services is seeking a supplier(s) to provide qualified probation operational workers to address temporary staff shortfalls that could jeopardise the delivery of core business objectives. This may include covering periods of absence, in lieu of permanent recruitment or to manage temporary increases in work. Probation operational temporary staff include Probation Officers and Senior Probation Officers, both of whom must hold the relevant qualification for their role. Other key roles include Probation Services Officers, Victim Liaison Officers, and Unpaid Work Supervisors. All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post. The worker volume will fluctuate dependent on business need. HMPPS employee base is diverse and geographically dispersed across England and Wales. Temporary Probation workers may be based within one of the c.120 public or private prison establishments, c.170 courts, c.110 Probation Delivery Units, c.100 Approved Premises, or some are based within Council Buildings or Police Stations. Probation is divided into 12 Regions: London, South Central, Kent Surrey and Sussex (KSS) South West, East of England, West Midlands, East Midlands, Greater Manchester, Yorkshire and the Humber, North East, North West and Wales. These services are currently being delivered by two providers and these contracts expire in October 2026 necessitating the need for a new contract(s). The Indicative Competition timeline is as follows: Invitation to Submit Tenders phase - 11/03/2026 to 24/04/2026 (extended) Clarification Phase 11/03/2026 to 10/04/2026 (extended) Evaluation and internal approvals 20/04/2026 to 12/06/2026 Contract Award 15/06/26 Contract Signature & Mobilisation 26/06/2026 – 30/10/2026 Bidders should note that the dates above are indicative and may be subject to change.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimelightTouch
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

The provision of Temporary Operational Probation Workers

Statuspending
Value£122,000,000
Contract periodFrom 2 Nov 2026 to 1 Nov 2032

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0519e4
Latest release ID063518-2026
Latest release timestampTue Jul 07 2026 09:52:06 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030904-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release4

Notice history

DateEventReference
7 Jul 2026awardUpdate, contractUpdate063518-2026
3 Jul 2026awardUpdate, contractUpdate062722-2026
1 Jul 2026award, contract061880-2026
2 Apr 2026tenderUpdate030904-2026
11 Mar 2026tenderUpdate021880-2026
11 Mar 2026tender021841-2026
30 Oct 2025planningUpdate069628-2025
24 Oct 2025planning068250-2025
24 Oct 2025planningUpdate068166-2025
7 Jul 2025planning037871-2025
21 May 2025planning023615-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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3 Jul 2026 · 062722-2026 · awardUpdate, contractUpdate
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11 Mar 2026 · 021880-2026 · tenderUpdate
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11 Mar 2026 · 021841-2026 · tender
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30 Oct 2025 · 069628-2025 · planningUpdate
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24 Oct 2025 · 068250-2025 · planning
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24 Oct 2025 · 068166-2025 · planningUpdate
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7 Jul 2025 · 037871-2025 · planning
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21 May 2025 · 023615-2025 · planning
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