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Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Reading Support for Prisoners at HMP Bristol

Ministry of Justice

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31 Jul 2026 at 15:27

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Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Justice procured reading support services for prisoners at HMP Bristol, covering the South West of England. The requirement is to promote, coordinate and implement a peer-mentoring pathway as part of the prison’s reading strategy. The service is intended to make reading and literacy support visible, understood and actively supported by staff and prisoners. It includes training, supporting and deploying peer mentors, with delivery across residential units, education, industries and other activity areas. This is an education and training services requirement, suited to organisations that can work in a custodial setting and engage learners and staff across several prison environments. The focus is practical literacy engagement through a structured, supported peer-mentoring model.

This procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Shannon Trust on 30 July 2026. The award value is £36,787. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 May 2027. The tender submission deadline was 24 June 2026 at 3pm. It was a selective call-off under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System, rather than an open tender. The procurement was for services and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The awarded supplier is Shannon Trust. The opportunity was evaluated through the dynamic purchasing system call-off route, with the published information setting out the service requirement and delivery model for reading support at HMP Bristol.

This award indicates demand for specialist literacy and reading-support delivery in prisons, particularly programmes that use peer mentors to extend engagement beyond formal education settings. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need experience designing or running structured reading, literacy or learner-support programmes, together with the ability to recruit, train, supervise and sustain peer mentors. It would also need strong coordination skills to work with prison staff and prisoners across residential, education, industrial and other activity areas. Safeguarding, reliable delivery in a secure environment, clear communication and practical methods for measuring engagement would be important capabilities. The procurement was considered suitable for SMEs and VCSEs, suggesting that a focused specialist organisation with relevant custodial or community-learning experience could be well placed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Reading Support for Prisoners at HMP Bristol

Notice Description

Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Reading Support for Prisoners at HMP Bristol. The supplier will be responsible for promoting, coordinating, and implementing the peer mentoring pathway as a core mechanism within the reading strategy, ensuring it is visible, understood, and actively supported by staff and prisoners. The supplier will ensure that peer mentors are effectively trained, supported, and deployed to increase engagement with reading and literacy support across residential units, education, industries, and other activity areas.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-8e77f0df-941a-4741-92e5-3bec8e8d28b5
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af53671a-fa70-4898-bddc-6558f2ccbca9
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£36,787 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£36,787 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 May 2027 6-12 months
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
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 4AP
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Hunslet & Riverside
Westminster Constituency
Leeds South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Shannon Trust

Further Information

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