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Justice-wide Intermediary Services - Preliminary Market Engagement

Ministry of Justice · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 21:56.

Opportunity overview

The MoJ is currently exploring the future of intermediary services provision and conducting preliminary market engagement, prior to any procurement process. This notice is published for transparency purposes in accordance with the Procurement Act (2023) and does not constitute the commencement of a procurement. The MoJ is exploring how these services may be delivered across the Ministry and the wider justice sector. Services being considered include those currently provided under the HMCTS Appointed Intermediary Services Frameworks (HAIS) and the Witness Intermediary Scheme (WIS), in addition to ad hoc intermediary services provided to support His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) and the Parole Board. You can find out more about the current HAIS arrangements at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hmcts-intermediary-services#about-hmcts-intermediary-services You can find out more about the current Witness Intermediary Scheme at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ministry-of-justice-witness-intermediary-scheme Intermediaries are impartial communication specialists whose primary responsibility is to enable complete, coherent and accurate communication with vulnerable witnesses, defendants and parties in the justice system, in order to improve the quality of evidence and facilitate the vulnerable person’s understanding and participation in the proceedings. The role of an intermediary includes making an assessment and reporting, orally or in writing, about the communication needs of the vulnerable person and the steps that should be taken to meet those needs. It also includes implementing those measures, at a court hearing or interview, for example at a solicitor’s office or police station.

Classification

  • CPV75231100 — Law-courts-related administrative services
  • CPV75241100 — Police services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
prj_14821
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
12 Apr 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2029, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2037, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
75231100
Description
Law-courts-related administrative services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
75241100
Description
Police services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The purpose of this notice is to enable suppliers to find out how to participate in an online market engagement event planned for 8th October 2026. This event will take the form of an online webinar or 'live event' using Microsoft Teams. Interested parties are required to register an expression of interest by emailing intermediariesproject@justice.gov.uk Joining instructions will be issued to those that have expressed an interest in attending before 7th October 2026. A recording of the event will be made available via the MoJ eSourcing Portal on or after 9th October 2026. Your details will be held for the purposes of alerting you to market engagement activity, including the publication of information on the MoJ eSourcing Portal. This is the third phase of market engagement relating to Justice wide intermediary services. The MoJ has previously conducted engagement through a market engagement questionnaire and a live event. Materials published to support the first two phases of engagement are available via the MoJ eSourcing Portal, alongside the recording of the previous event. The MoJ intends to take undertake further market engagement following the event on 8th October 2026. The engagement deadline date of 26th February 2027 contained in this notice is an estimate of when we intend all market engagement activity will be completed. To view the recording and supporting information after the event, or to access materials from previous engagement phases, interested parties are required to register an account via the MoJ eSourcing Portal at: https://ministryofjusticecommercial.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html If you are unsure whether you are already registered on the MoJ eSourcing Portal, you can email the support team: esourcing@justice.gov.uk Note that within the eSourcing Portal a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) module is being used as a mechanism for sharing information, and no feedback or responses to engagement will affect your ability to tender for contracts in the future. Responses at this stage are not evaluated or attributed to you or your organisation in future procurement stages. If your organisation does not wish to participate in the market engagement event or subsequent events, this will not prevent your organisation from being able to participate in any subsequent procurement. The information contained in this notice is only indicative of current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding and MoJ reserves the right to amend it at the time of issue of any further notices or at any other time. MoJ reserves the right not to proceed with any procurement. Nothing in this notice shall constitute a commitment to procuring. Any and all costs associated with the production of a response to market engagement must be borne by your organisation. MoJ will not contribute in any way to meeting costs of any response. MoJ expects that all responses to this engagement opportunity will be provided by the supplier in good faith, to the best of its ability, in light of the information available at the time of response.
Due
26 Feb 2027, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
085391-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Sept 2026, 13:36
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Ministry of Justice
Id
GB-PPON-PDNN-2773-HVYN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDNN-2773-HVYN

Address

Street Address
102 Petty France
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1H 9AJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Name
Commercial

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1H 9AJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 031924-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 032240-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 046374-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 085391-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·