Published date: 14 March 2023

Last edited date: 20 December 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 23 December 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1,800,000 to £2,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_311809/1191622

Published date

14 March 2023

Closing date

23 December 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 March 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Light Touch Regime

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Our vision is that everyone of working age and able to work should leave prison prepared for employment or further education and training. We want to establish a 'golden thread' of learning, skills development and progress across all areas of education, skills and work in custody to ensure every prisoner is on a learning, employment and personal development pathway towards outcomes on release.

Two key priorities moving forward are improving literacy and numeracy of all prisoners and offering prisoners education, skill and work opportunities that will increase their prospects of finding a job on release.

Solutions which deliver English learning in an appealing and accessible way to prisoners (including those that may have additional learning needs) who are currently unable or unwilling to engage in the current education offer to improve their literacy skills. We are particularly interested in approaches that support prisoners with a range of reading and writing needs, including decoding, word reading, reading fluency, vocabulary learning, spelling and reading/writing practice.

This is a lotted contract

Lot 1 - North (HMP Askham Grange, HMP Humber, HMP Leeds) - won by the National Literacy Trust
Lot 2 - North/Midlands (HMP Risley, HMP Nottingham, HMP New Hall) - won by the Shannon Trust
Lot 3 - Midlands (HMP Stocken, HMP Featherstone, HMP Lincoln) - won by the Shannon Trust
Lot 4 - East (HMP Onley, HMP Norwich, HMP Highpoint) - won by the Shannon Trust
Lot 5 - South (HMP Elmley, HMP Swalesdale, HMP Guys Marsh) - won by the National Literacy Trust

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Literacy Innovation Fund

  • Opportunity
  • Published 25 November 2022

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

1 March 2023

Contract start date

1 March 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£1,800,000

This contract was awarded to 2 suppliers.

Shannon Trust

Address

International House, Holborn Viaduct, London, England, EC1A 2BN

Reference

Companies House number: 05906258

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

The National Literacy Trust

Address

Suite 4 First Floor, 68 South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8 1RL

Reference

Companies House number: 05836486

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

About the buyer

Address

102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
England

Email

CCMD-PrisonEducationService-Programme@Justice.gov.uk