HMP Academies

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Ministry of Justice

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

d01229b3-f747-41b6-a4fc-642b753c7108-722593

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 80000000

Published tags

award

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

The Employability Innovation Fund was announced in the Prisons Strategy White Paper to "enable Governors to work with more employers and training providers to repurpose workshops, deliver sector specific skills training to meet the changing needs of the economy and smooth the path from prison to employment." As a result, His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) is developing its academy delivery model within prison work and learning environments and is seeking to do so in partnership with more employers to deliver sector specific skills training to meet the changing needs of the economy and smooth the path from prison to employment. We know that having a job to go to on release from prison can significantly reduce the chance of reoffending and employers can benefit from securing committed and skilled people to fill gaps in the UK economy. HMP Academies are workspaces hosted by employers that have a clear emphasis on providing specialist vocational training and offer the prisoners participating in them significant skills development and employment opportunities that can significantly impact reducing re-offending rates. Whilst there are a small number already established in prisons, we want to do much more. To achieve this, we have qualified a number of suppliers onto a framework for the provision of HMP Academy workspaces. Call offs can now be completed for specific prison workspaces.

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1. Award notice observed

   12 Feb 2024

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 20 Aug 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   d01229b3-f747-41b6-a4fc-642b753c7108-722593

   Published tags

   award

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• HMP Academies

  Buyer: Ministry of JusticeSupplier: APR Contracts Ltd

  End date in notice

  1 Feb 2028

  Value shown in notice

  £1,000,000Whole award value; not assigned to one supplier

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  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.

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  Award or lot reference

  ocds-b5fd17-0cd7167b-326d-40ab-97d6-e791112f4c86-1

• HMP Academies

  Buyer: Ministry of JusticeSupplier: ART PROVIDERS LTD

  End date in notice

  1 Feb 2028

  Value shown in notice

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