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title: "Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Creative Reading Events for Prisoners at HMP Elmley"
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# Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Creative Reading Events for Prisoners at HMP Elmley

Buyer: Ministry of Justice  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-35f1dcd0-14a1-4ff1-aa66-93a7ff673cfd

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice commissioned creative reading events and promotion days for prisoners at HMP Elmley. The service is intended to engage people who may face barriers to formal education, including low confidence, neurodivergence, different learning styles or previous negative experiences. It supports reading for pleasure, creative writing, family relationships and employability skills. This is an education and training service delivered at the prison in the South East of England. The requirement combines practical event delivery with activities designed to encourage participation and develop literacy and related skills.

The procurement has been awarded through a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system for prison education. The tender deadline was 18 September 2026. The Ministry of Justice selected the National Literacy Trust, and the award was made on 1 October 2026. The awarded contract value is £12,265. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The requirement was treated as a single service package; no lot-specific awards are recorded. The procurement indicates suitability for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The published information does not set out a separate scoring breakdown or detailed eligibility thresholds.

For suppliers considering similar prison education work, this award shows demand for focused literacy and creative engagement rather than formal classroom teaching alone. A credible provider would need to design and run accessible reading events and promotion days for people who may be reluctant or unable to participate in conventional education, and connect the activity to reading enjoyment, creative writing, family relationships and employability. Experience adapting delivery for varied confidence levels, neurodivergence and learning styles would be relevant to this requirement. The selected provider is the National Literacy Trust, demonstrating that specialist literacy expertise and the ability to deliver within a prison setting are pertinent. The call-off route also indicates that relevant suppliers need to be positioned within the prison education dynamic purchasing system to compete for comparable requirements.

## Notice

Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Creative Reading Events for Prisoners at HMP Elmley. The supplier will deliver services and run promotion days designed to engage people who may not want or be able to access formal education due to previous negative experiences, low confidence, neurodivergence or learning style to develop reading for pleasure, supporting and developing creative writing, promoting family relationships & supporting employability skills.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/75e4d461-daa8-4bbd-9e31-757307c4174a |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £12,265 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £12,265 |
| 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 | LEEDS |
| Postcode area | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 4AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds South |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | National Literacy Trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2026 at 12:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/75e4d461-daa8-4bbd-9e31-757307c4174a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/75e4d461-daa8-4bbd-9e31-757307c4174a
  1st October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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