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    ContractsLived Experience Engagement Service for Probation - Southwest Regions
    Awarded contract

    Lived Experience Engagement Service for Probation - Southwest Regions

    Awarded
    £169.8k
    Published 1 Sept 2026

    Commission a lived experience engagement programme to involve probation and prison service users in shaping Southwest probation services across two geographic regions.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 1 Sept 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £169.8k
    Published 1 Sept 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £169,811
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Social Care
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • PA
      Prison Advice & Care Trust (pact)
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    1 September 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Ministry of Justice is awarding contracts to deliver a lived experience engagement programme across the Southwest probation regions under the Probation Services Dynamic Framework (PSDF). The successful organisation will engage people on probation and in prison to gather their views, experiences, and insights on service design and delivery. This structured programme ensures that service users have meaningful and consistent opportunities to influence probation services and contribute to continuous improvement. The service covers two geographic areas: Lot 1 includes Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Swindon and Wiltshire probation delivery units; Lot 2 covers Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, Devon and Torbay, Dorset, and Plymouth probation delivery units. Suppliers should demonstrate experience in lived experience engagement, stakeholder consultation, and service improvement methodologies.

    Track record

    18 awards · 15 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In this category, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE has awarded 18 contracts to 15 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Prison Advice & Care Trust (pact)3× · 17%
    2. CHANGE GROW LIVE2× · 11%
    3. Everybody Loves Music CIC1× · 6%
    4. PeoplePlus Group Ltd1× · 6%
    5. Onward Lives (Social Enterprises) Limited1× · 6%
    6. Tanja Conway-Grim1× · 6%

    +9 more suppliers

    Across this category, the most active winners are BRUKER UK LIMITED, SAXTON, Maurice Johnson and Partners — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06efd8
    MJ
    Buyer
    MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
    Sector
    Social Care