TenderlineUK
Procurement Intelligence
Search
Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice
Published 22 Oct 2025, 08:16 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Screening and Assessment Lot 2 Reading Paper Tool Contingency

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)

Below threshold - without competitionUtilities
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£98,477published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 7 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Powell Phonics Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
80400000 Adult and other education services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Oct 2025, 08:16 BST
Last source update
22 Oct 2025, 08:16 BST
Authority reference
prj_14329
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067294
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d12a Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    22 Oct 2025, 08:16 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £98,4771 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Powell Phonics LtdSME£98,477 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Powell Phonics LtdSME

    Signed
    7 Oct 2025
    Value
    £98,477
    Period
    7 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The initial contract term may be extended by an addition 12 months and further 12 months as required.
    Options
    Additional training and development activities may be purchased if required.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Justice

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDNN-2773-HVYN 102 Petty France, London, London, SW1H 9AJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Powell Phonics LtdAwarded supplier 2 Pavilion Court, 600 Pavilion Drive,, Northampton, East Midlands, NN4 7SLContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender