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Ministry of Justice tenders and contracts

Covering 600+ buyer sites · 5 years of records · Contracts awarded in the 24 months to 11 October 2026 · Updated 11 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
1,339
Last 24 months
Median contract
£54k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£12bn
1,309 of 1,339 have a published value
Suppliers
586
Won its contracts
Tenders open now
1
Closing soonest below
Ending in 12 months
449
Contracts with a recorded end date

Compiled by BidSkim from Ministry of Justice’s published notices. Not an official Ministry of Justice page.

Also appears in official records as “The Secretary of State for Justice acting through the Ministry of Justice”, “Minstry of Justice”, “Secretary of State for Justice”.

Open tenders

Closing soonest. The official notice has the documents and the deadline.

What Ministry of Justice buys

By service, contracts awarded in the 24 months to 11 October 2026. BidSkim assigns contracts to services from the notice text. How services are assigned

  1. 1Prison education513 contracts
  2. 2Probation services54 contracts
  3. 3Rail track safety training19 contracts
  4. 4Impact evaluation17 contracts
  5. 5Application development16 contracts
  6. 6Digital delivery partner14 contracts
  7. 7Modular buildings13 contracts
  8. 8Resettlement and employment support for people in prison and on probation12 contracts
  9. 9Careers information, advice and guidance11 contracts
  10. 10Accommodation and support for people on probation and prison leavers10 contracts

Who wins Ministry of Justice’s contracts

By contracts won, the 24 months to 11 October 2026.

  1. 1Shannon Trust84 contracts
  2. 2PeoplePlus42 contracts
  3. 3Complete Skills Solutions28 contracts
  4. 4Wates24 contracts
  5. 5G & J Woodworking Machinery24 contracts
  6. 6Kinetic Youth23 contracts
  7. 7N-ergy Group Limited22 contracts
  8. 8Green Skills Partnership CIC22 contracts
  9. 9Galliford Try19 contracts
  10. 10Novus16 contracts

Contracts awarded by quarter

130Q4 2024*164Q1 2025170Q2 2025170Q3 2025141Q4 2025168Q1 2026190Q2 2026194Q3 202612Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Frameworks it buys through

962 of 1,339 contracts were call-offs from a framework or dynamic purchasing system.

  • Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 · Crown Commercial Service12 contracts
  • 24_25 Commercial and Industrial Laundry Equipment · ESPO6 contracts
  • Supply of Engineering Machinery to Prison Industries3 contracts
  • Reports Services Commissioned Through HMPPS Psychology Services Group (PSG) · Ministry of Justice2 contracts
  • Estate Management Services 21 contract

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