Strategic Grant - Prisoner Participation in the Arts (2023 - 2026)

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is looking to appoint a supplier to coordinate activities around offenders' art and curating art exhibitions within prison establishments, immigration removal centres and the Youth Custody Service, involving and engaging offenders in custody in the art, as part of Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service' (HMPPS) objectives of rehabilitation.

This Grant aims to increase offender engagement in creative endeavours through a mixture of different arts and activities, to support their learning, personal and social development, health and wellbeing and individual desistance journey.

Grant funding totalling £225,000 across 3 years is available for this requirement. The service is required to commence from 1st April 2023. The Ministry of Justice is holding a virtual market engagement event on Wednesday 16th November 2022 at 11.30am to present more detail about this requirement. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions.

To register your interest and attend the event please use the following link;

https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk

Once in the portal look for Strategic Grant - Prisoner Participation in the Arts (2023 - 2026) and send a message with the following details to attend the event;

If you have any issues registering on the portal, please phone the e-sourcing central support team on 0845 0100 132.

The Authority (MoJ) reserves the right to not proceed to tender. Additionally, the Authority reserves the right to discontinue the tendering process and not to award the grant. The information contained in this market engagement, including information relating to the nature and scope of the requirements, the estimated value, the service classification, is only indicative of current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding. This market engagement in no way obliges the Authority to commence any competitive tender process. The Authority is not/shall not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in participating in this market engagement exercise.