In deliveryUnited KingdomServicesFramework agreement£1,500,000,000Add to pipeline

Prisoner Education Services Core Education Lot 10: West Midlands

Awarded to LTE Group (trading as Novus), LTE Group Further Education Corporation, trading as Novus, Milton Keynes College +2 more

Ministry of Justice(buyer)

Published: Published 22 March 2022
Deadline: Closed 13 November 2023

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Overview

The Ministry of Justice has awarded Lot 10 (West Midlands) of the Prisoner Education Services Core Education framework to a consortium comprising LTE Group (trading as Novus), Milton Keynes College, PeoplePlus Group Ltd, and Seetec Business Technology Centre Limited for £2.294 billion. The contract delivers a two-layered curriculum covering essential skills (English, Maths, digital literacy) and opportunity-focused learning, along with screening, assessment, additional learning needs support, and prison library services to improve prisoner numeracy, literacy, qualifications, and employability outcomes across the region's prisons.

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Ministry of Justice
Buyer
London, United Kingdom
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Key details

Country: United Kingdom
Status: In delivery
Category: Services
Estimated value: £1,500,000,000
Procedure: Selective
Contract type: Framework agreement
Published: 22 March 2022
Deadline: Closed

Classification (CPV)

Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminalsCareer guidance servicesLibrary management servicesEducation and training servicesSecondary education servicesTechnical and vocational secondary education servicesTechnical secondary education servicesVocational secondary education services+20 more

Award outcome

Awarded value: £2,294,000,000
Award date: 15 April 2026
Contract period: — → 23 October 2027

Winners

LTE Group (trading as Novus)
LTE Group Further Education Corporation, trading as Novus
Milton Keynes College
PeoplePlus Group Ltd
Seetec Business Technology Centre Limited

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Prior Information Notice
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