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Screening and Assessment Lot 2 Reading Paper Tool Contingency

Ministry of Justice · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

A paper based assessment tool for accurately measuring the decoding ability of prisoners, supporting targeted literacy interventions and contributing to educational planning and rehabilitation efforts. Objectives: • Provide a standardised and reliable measure of prisoners’ decoding ability • Enable prison staff and education teams to identify literacy needs quickly and effectively • Support rehabilitation pathways and progression in English provision within prisons • Produce consistent, comparable data that can be aggregated at establishment and system level

Awarded to

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Powell Phonics Ltd

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Contract value
£98.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Oct 2025
Including VAT
£118.2k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Northampton, UKF24, NN4 7SL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
prj_14329
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDNN-2773-HVYN
Name
Ministry of Justice

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1H 9AJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
102 Petty France

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PDNN-2773-HVYN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-164498
Name
Powell Phonics Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKF24
Country
GB
Locality
Northampton
Postal Code
NN4 7SL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
2 Pavilion Court, 600 Pavilion Drive,

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Adult and other education services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-164498
Name
Powell Phonics Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
7 Oct 2025, 00:00
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
98,476.8
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
118,172.16

Period

Ends
30 Sept 2027, 23:59
Starts
7 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2029, 23:59

Options

Description
Additional training and development activities may be purchased if required.

Renewal

Description
The initial contract term may be extended by an addition 12 months and further 12 months as required.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
067294-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
22 Oct 2025, 08:16

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1H 9AJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05d12a-2025-10-22T08:16:19+01:00Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·