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Literacy Innovation Fund

Ministry of Justice

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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20 Dec 2023 at 08:52

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Award

14 Mar 2023 at 17:04

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Tender

25 Nov 2022 at 18:03

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Justice has awarded the contract for the "Literacy Innovation Fund" to Shannon Trust and The National Literacy Trust. This contract, classified as "Education and training services", has a total value of £2,000,000. The procurement method used was "Other - Light Touch Regime". The contract period is from 1st March 2023 to 31st March 2025. The Fund aims to improve literacy and numeracy skills for prisoners across various regions like North, Midlands, and South, offering business opportunities for organisations focused on educational services.

The Ministry of Justice is looking to enhance prisoner education and skills development to boost employability upon release. This procurement, focusing on services related to prisoner rehabilitation, presents growth prospects for SMEs and voluntary and community sector enterprises. The contract involves multiple regions and involves a two-stage open tender process, providing opportunities for businesses interested in serving the detention and rehabilitation sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Literacy Innovation Fund

Notice 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

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-30356eb7-1805-4d4c-a0ad-e5d1d670a934
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/710db4f7-cf2b-4ada-a147-a6cde819c7f6
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Other - Light Touch Regime
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

80400000 - Adult and other education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,800,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Dec 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Mar 20233 years ago
Contract Period
1 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Ministry of Justice
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 9AJ
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Shannon Trust

The National Literacy Trust

Further Information

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