AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Ministry of Justice has published an award for prison-based CSCS construction training at HMP Durham. The award names GREEN SKILLS PARTNERSHIP C.I.C. and is valued at £10,400.
Published outcomeOne active award was published to GREEN SKILLS PARTNERSHIP C.I.C. under a call-off from the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System.
Market significanceThis is a small, specialist education and training services call-off focused on construction employability qualifications for prisoners in the North East.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GREEN SKILLS PARTNERSHIP C.I.C.
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-7a2a4d85-d5a2-4123-a552-1fd811595a7b-1 · 10400 GBP · active award
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The active award names supplier GB-COH-10334119. Supplier verification matched company number 10334119 to GREEN SKILLS PARTNERSHIP C.I.C.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; source award status is active
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The record is an "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; the award status is "active" and tender status is "complete".
Award date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 12 April 2027
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Published contract period start: 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00; end: 2027-04-12T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£10,400
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The award value is GBP 10,400. This is a single-supplier award.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence28 August 2026, 15:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-08-28T15:00:00+01:00.
Award published
99% confidence13 October 2026, 11:38 BST
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Award notice publication date: 2026-10-13T11:38:50+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Published contract period start date: 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence12 April 2027
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Published contract period end date: 2027-04-12T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceConstruction learning programme for prisoners at HMP Durham
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The notice describes delivery of a construction learning programme for CSCS courses for prisoners at HMP Durham.
Training content
99% confidenceLevel 1 health and safety award for the construction environment, plus on-site facilitation of the relevant CSCS test
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The description specifies delivery of the Level 1 award in H&S for the construction environment and facilitation of the appropriate industry-specific CSCS test.
Intended outcome
98% confidenceSupport learners to obtain a CSCS card and seek construction-sector employment on release
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The notice states the programme is intended to enable learners to obtain a CSCS card for employment in the construction industry on release.
Category and delivery area
99% confidenceEducation and training services; North East, United Kingdom
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Primary CPV is 80000000, Education and training services. The tender item gives a North East delivery address.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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Procurement method is "selective" and method details state "Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system".
Framework context
98% confidencePrison Education Dynamic Purchasing System
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The title describes a call-off under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System.
Supplier suitability flags
99% confidenceSME and VCSE suitable
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Tender suitability flags are SME: true and VCSE: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited suppliers, bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
98% confidenceApproximately six months
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The stated period runs from 13 October 2026 to 12 April 2027.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing and payment structure
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Addressable opportunity
96% confidenceSpecialist prison education delivery combining construction safety training with CSCS test facilitation
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The published scope requires both the Level 1 construction health-and-safety award and facilitation of the appropriate CSCS test.
Route to market
93% confidenceFuture comparable requirements may be competed through the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System
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This award was made through a call-off from that dynamic purchasing system. This describes the route used for this award, not a forecast of future procurement.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name normalisation
99% confidenceVerified legal name differs in formatting from the source supplier name
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The source names "Green Skills Partnership CIC" / "GREEN SKILLS PARTNERSHIP C.I.C."; verification by company number 10334119 identifies the legal name as GREEN SKILLS PARTNERSHIP C.I.C.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots are published
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Lot data is absent and the award has no lot IDs.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceNo pricing breakdown, award rationale, evaluation detail or bid count is published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not provide bid counts, evaluation scores, award rationale or supplier pricing.
- No lot structure or individual lot allocation is published.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are published; the re-procurement timing is only an estimate based on the stated end date.
- The source supplier name differs in formatting from the verified legal company name; the verified legal name has been used.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ministry of JusticeHMP DurhamCSCS trainingprison educationGREEN SKILLS PARTNERSHIP C.I.C.dynamic purchasing systemconstruction training
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the HMP Durham CSCS training award?
GREEN SKILLS PARTNERSHIP C.I.C. was named as supplier for the active award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £10,400.
What services are covered?
The requirement covers Level 1 construction health-and-safety training and facilitation of the appropriate CSCS test for prisoners at HMP Durham.
When does the published contract period end?
The published contract end date is 12 April 2027.
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