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    ContractsPrison Enrichment Programme Contract - HMP Northumberland
    Awarded contract

    Prison Enrichment Programme Contract - HMP Northumberland

    Awarded
    £78.5k
    Published 31 Jul 2026

    Deliver a flexible enrichment programme for high-needs prisoners at HMP Northumberland, focusing on creative development and pathways to purposeful activity.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 31 Jul 2026· 3 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £78.5k
    Published 31 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £78,450
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      18 May 2026
      5 months ago
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • J4
      The Junction 42 Foundation
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 months ago.

    31 Jul 2026Today18 May 2026

    Brief

    This is a call off contract opportunity under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System to deliver an Enrichment Programme at HMP Northumberland. The programme will engage prisoners with complex needs through flexible, creative, and personal development activities. Key objectives include: increasing prisoner stability, promoting safer custody conditions, and creating pathways into purposeful activity for disengaged individuals. The supplier should demonstrate experience working with hard-to-reach populations and delivering responsive, tailored programmes that address complex behavioural and social needs. This contract supports rehabilitation through creative engagement and skill-building activities designed to improve prisoner outcomes and institutional safety.

    Track record

    206 awards · 80 winners
    Open panel

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

    In education training, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE has awarded 206 contracts to 80 suppliers.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    8e8be591-6d44-4b23-9690-8d3edfcbe5dd-909178

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