AwardedAwarded 13 November 2026

Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Hospitality Courses for prisoners at HMP Ford

Ministry of Justice · Central government

In brief

Ministry of Justice awarded training and education work to Solace Coffee CIC on 13 November 2026.

The notice gives a value of £28,750 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 months, starting 16 November 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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What the notice says

Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Hospitality Courses for Prisoners at HMP Ford. The supplier will deliver our 'Step into Hospitality and Catering' programme within the prison. The supplier shall provide a successful pathway of learning from food preparation through to supporting the delivery of the prison-run café 60 (staff mess & visits provision) with a focus on providing a learning pathway for prisoners to gain the skills to produce food (accredited or unaccredited), develop barista skills (accredited) and the required basic standards of food safety (accredited) to be able to deliver a safe and effective 'café' style service with a clear progression route onto further training or employment - either in the prisons own external Café or other local hospitality providers.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Solace Coffee CIC£28,750
Awarded 13 November 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · notice 8162ba9b-7514-444b-9cad-2efcaec1f4b9-921569

Last time this was bought

Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Construction Courses for Prisoners at HMP Ford

Awarded
13 October 2026
Value
£66,000

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From notice 8162ba9b-7514-444b-9cad-2efcaec1f4b9-921569 on Contracts Finder, first published 13 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 13 November 2026.