Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for a Departure Lounge Service for Prisoners at HMP Lincoln

Contract summary

Industry

• Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£86,700

Procurement reference

tender_478626/1506462

Published date

8 August 2025

Closing date

19 February 2025

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for a Departure Lounge Service for Prisoners at HMP Lincoln.
The Departure Lounge will deliver a release support model, starting with gathering
information at 12 weeks prior to Earliest Date of Release (EDR) to identify any barriers to resettlement and effective reducing of re-offending. The Departure Lounge will also
support the preparation for release in conjunction with the Offender Management Unit
(OMU), the Prison Offender Manager (POM), and the Community Offender Manager
(COM) and other colleagues, where prisoners will be supported to identify their needs,
aspirations and goals and make referrals in the following reducing re-offending pathways identified.
- Education, training, and employment
- Accommodation
- Drugs and Alcohol
- Mental health
- Physical health
- Finance, benefit and debt
- Attitude, thinking and behaviour
- Family and significant others

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Award information

Awarded date

31 March 2025

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Total value of contract

£86,700

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Lincolnshire Action Trust

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About the buyer

Address

5 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AP
England

Email

commercial.prisoneducation@justice.gov.uk