Justice

Supporting Justice sector evolution

£1.5bn+

Justice sector contract wins supported by 50 Degrees, spanning prisons, probation, rehabilitation, and offender learning services.

£25bn+

Annual UK government spend on criminal justice services, including prisons, probation, courts, and rehabilitation programmes.

10+

Number of justice sector service providers we have supported to win high-value contracts in the UK and internationally.
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Justice contracts demand robust, socially responsible solutions.

The Justice sector is under sustained pressure, and reform remains a priority for the UK Government. Across prison management, probation, offender learning, and secure schools, providers must innovate while managing operational risk, meeting compliance standards, and social responsibility targets. Delivering rehabilitation, reducing reoffending, and better integrating services requires new, practical approaches - creating both challenge and opportunity for justice providers.

Outcome Measurement
Delivery solutions must be underpinned by robust frameworks that deliver credible data and evidence to demonstrate impact on reducing reoffending and rehabilitation outcomes.

Operational Complexity
Our experience shows rehabilitation outcomes can only be achieved when a broad range of diverse stakeholders work together effectively. Integrated models that bring together public and private providers across prisons, probation and community rehabilitation are critical.


Social Value Impact
We anticipate that commissioners will increasingly expect (and require) providers to embed innovative social value, equality, and community benefit at the centre of Justice contracts.

Where we can help

We enable Justice sector providers to design credible solutions that embed social value within compelling, credible and compliant bids.

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Our Track Record

We’ve supported clients to secure over £2bn in the Criminal Justice sector, spanning prison education, probation, secure schools, and prison operator contracts. Our consultants bring direct experience in shaping sector reform, designing rehabilitation-focused solutions and embedding effective social value strategies.

With proven success across a range of complex bids, we ensure our clients demonstrate compliance, measurable impact, and innovation in one of the UK’s most demanding markets. 

Major Criminal Justice Contract Wins

We have supported providers to secure high-value prison education, probation, and offender learning contracts (c. £2bn+), shaping strategy, solution design, and compelling bids that deliver against complex commissioning requirements.

Rehabilitation-Focused Delivery Models

We help design delivery models that deliver rehabilitation impact and resettlement outcomes, delivering results for commissioners and service users.

High-Scrutiny Bid Environments

We develop robust, evidence-led bids that stand up to intense political, parliamentary, and media scrutiny, ensuring credibility, compliance, and defensible delivery approaches.

Social Value Leadership

We embed social value strategies aligned to commissioner priorities, securing high-scoring responses that deliver community impact, employment pathways, and sustainable outcomes for service users.

Innovative, Outcome-Driven Solutions

We incorporate digitally-enabled learning, data-led risk management, and innovative delivery approaches into winning proposals — improving service quality, efficiency, and measurable outcomes.

Helping Our Clients Win With Leading Authorities

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Success Stories

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“The 50 Degrees team bring a wealth of knowledge and experience but are also personable and a pleasure to work with.”

Sally Gibbs
Director of Strategy and Growth

“The vision, innovation and professionalism they have brought to our collaboration has been instrumental in us achieving success in the Justice market.”

Charlotte Wilson
Justice Business Development Director

“They were tenacious, and their commitment to working with us to extract every last bit of detail that would support our submission was impressive.”

Keith Bean
Sales Manager

“The team is composed of extremely talented bid writers who bring a strategic lens to their Client’s offerings in a collaborative and timely manner.”

Risë Bulmer
VP Business Development

“We were given clear process, guidance, and hands on assistance to improve our full end to end process.”

Brian Mahon
Managing Director

"The team were professional, flexible and combined bid development expertise with a personable manner meaning they were great to work with."

Rob Dunford
Corporate, Business Case & Commercial Manager

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