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    ContractsPeer-Led Employment Course for Prisoners at HMP Birmingham
    Awarded contract

    Peer-Led Employment Course for Prisoners at HMP Birmingham

    Awarded
    £30k
    Published 1 Jun 2026

    Deliver a peer-led employment skills training course for prisoners at HMP Birmingham through the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 1 Jun 2026· 4 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £30k
    Published 1 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £30,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      8 May 2026
      5 months ago
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • BT
      Beating Time (also known as Choirs Beating Time)
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    1 Jun 2026Today8 May 2026

    Brief

    This is a call-off contract opportunity under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System. The contract involves delivering a peer-led employment course designed for prisoners at HMP Birmingham. The course aims to equip inmates with employment skills and knowledge through peer mentoring, helping prepare them for successful reentry into the workforce upon release. Suppliers should have experience in prison education delivery, employment skills training, and peer mentoring program design. The contract will be awarded from the existing Dynamic Purchasing System framework for prison education services.

    Track record

    194 awards · 74 winners
    Open panel

    Mostly framework call-offs rather than head-to-head competition.

    In education training, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE has awarded 194 contracts to 74 suppliers.

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    5. Beating Time (also known as Choirs Beating Time)8× · 4%
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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    89106582-577e-423a-bf71-47dbebd27166-899856

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