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<p>Information on the number of Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) contracts entered
into since 1st April 2019 and the total value of DPS contracts entered into since
1st April 2019, by prison, is provided in the attached table.</p><p>As set out in
the Education and Employment Strategy in May last year, significant changes to the
delivery arrangements for prison education took full effect from April 2019. From
that point, governors took control of their establishment’s education budget, determined
the curriculum on offer and how it is structured and organised, and decided who their
education providers will be.</p><p>Prison governors commission core and bespoke education
provision through two new routes: the Prison Education Framework (PEF) and the prison
education DPS. The DPS enables governors to commission innovative, specialist or one-off
education provision for their establishment.</p>
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