--- title: "Literacy Innovation Fund" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-30356eb7-1805-4d4c-a0ad-e5d1d670a934" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-30356eb7-1805-4d4c-a0ad-e5d1d670a934" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-30356eb7-1805-4d4c-a0ad-e5d1d670a934.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-30356eb7-1805-4d4c-a0ad-e5d1d670a934.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "MINISTRY OF JUSTICE" published: "2023-12-20" --- # Literacy Innovation Fund Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-30356eb7-1805-4d4c-a0ad-e5d1d670a934 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-30356eb7-1805-4d4c-a0ad-e5d1d670a934) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-30356eb7-1805-4d4c-a0ad-e5d1d670a934.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/710db4f7-cf2b-4ada-a147-a6cde819c7f6 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Dec 2023 | | Submission deadline | 23 Dec 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 1 Mar 2023 | | Contract period | 1 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £1,800,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF JUSTICE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1H 9AJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | 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) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 2 | | Supplier names | SHANNON TRUST; THE NATIONAL LITERACY TRUST | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80400000 - Adult and other education services ## Release History - 20 Dec 2023 at 08:52 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/710db4f7-cf2b-4ada-a147-a6cde819c7f6 - 14 Mar 2023 at 17:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/710db4f7-cf2b-4ada-a147-a6cde819c7f6 - 25 Nov 2022 at 18:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f71f3749-b942-4921-9367-cd5178fbe777 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/710db4f7-cf2b-4ada-a147-a6cde819c7f6 20th December 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f71f3749-b942-4921-9367-cd5178fbe777 25th November 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html eSourcing Link - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ad1434a2-30bf-45f4-b3a9-8f7393c6a104 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b5331a77-6c0b-4618-8735-c3dada841623 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/acd058ce-ae48-48ec-98aa-a14ace4f9559 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/65e1a7e1-95c9-4c71-892b-7d575ff375f0 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/80b65de9-eb09-4833-afa9-546f30834389 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a2194c83-0b82-413f-b4aa-c8f564997647 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3e5c8b40-e13f-4ea7-9ca9-9e236befe4a8 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b4304783-1546-412e-8f17-72d74894599f n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2c98f257-6b11-4829-8f3b-3532dc8012c7 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/dddbb291-d8eb-4ff9-a6c4-144ae215ff77 n/a ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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