AwardedAwarded 11 August 2026

Probation Services Dynamic Framework (PSDF) - Lived Experience Engagement Service (Southwest Probation Region)

Ministry of Justice · Central government

In brief

Ministry of Justice awarded this contract to Prison Advice & Care Trust (PACT) on 11 August 2026.

It is split into 2 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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What the notice says

In June 2020 the Ministry of Justice established the Probation Services Dynamic Framework (PSDF) to allow the Authority and Participating Bodies to purchase services to deliver rehabilitative and resettlement Interventions. The Dynamic Framework and subsequent Call-Off Competitions are conducted pursuant to Section 7 of the PCR 2015 (Social and Other Specific Services) the 'Light Touch Regime'. This Contract Award Notice details the award of a call-off competition conducted by the Authority through the Ministry of Justice's Probation Service Dynamic Framework (PSDF). The Probation Service sought to commission a service to deliver a structured lived experience engagement programme. The…Read the full description
In June 2020 the Ministry of Justice established the Probation Services Dynamic Framework (PSDF) to allow the Authority and Participating Bodies to purchase services to deliver rehabilitative and resettlement Interventions. The Dynamic Framework and subsequent Call-Off Competitions are conducted pursuant to Section 7 of the PCR 2015 (Social and Other Specific Services) the 'Light Touch Regime'. This Contract Award Notice details the award of a call-off competition conducted by the Authority through the Ministry of Justice's Probation Service Dynamic Framework (PSDF). The Probation Service sought to commission a service to deliver a structured lived experience engagement programme. The service will provide people on probation and in prison with meaningful and consistent opportunities to influence the design and delivery of services, ensuring that their views, experiences and insights are heard, considered and acted upon to support continuous service improvement. Con_26410 Lot 1 The service will be delivered across the South West region, covering the Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Swindon and Wiltshire Probation Delivery Units (PDUs). Con_26411 Lot 2 The service will be delivered across the South West region, covering the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, Devon and Torbay, Dorset, and Plymouth Probation Delivery Units (PDUs).

Lots

LotTradeValue
Lot 1 Lived Experience Engagement Service (Southwest Probation Region)
What this lot covers

The Probation Service sought to commission a service to deliver a structured lived experience engagement programme. The service will provide people on probation and in prison with meaningful and consistent opportunities to influence the design and delivery of services, ensuring that their views, experiences and insights are heard, considered and acted upon to support continuous service improvement. Lot 1 - The service will be delivered across the South West region, covering the Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Swindon and Wiltshire Probation Delivery Units (PDUs).

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Lot 2 Lived Experience Engagement Service (Southwest Probation Region)
What this lot covers

The Probation Service sought to commission a service to deliver a structured lived experience engagement programme. The service will provide people on probation and in prison with meaningful and consistent opportunities to influence the design and delivery of services, ensuring that their views, experiences and insights are heard, considered and acted upon to support continuous service improvement. Lot 2 - The service will be delivered across the South West region, covering the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, Devon and Torbay, Dorset, and Plymouth Probation Delivery Units (PDUs).

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Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
Prison Advice & Care Trust (PACT) (SME)—£84,877
Prison Advice & Care Trust (PACT) (SME)—£84,933

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

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · notice 082804-2026

About the buyer

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From notice 082804-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 1 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.