# Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Low Level Literacy provision for prisoners at HMP Ford

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Ministry of Justice](/buyers/ministry-of-justice/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Shannon Trust
- Award value: £15,024
- Tender value: £15,024
- Award date: 18 June 2026
- Published: 25 September 2026
- Contract start: 18 June 2026
- Contract end: 17 December 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: c2fd253f-3303-41ac-b5be-12ef578d34fd-915443
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-36503239-1a31-4239-91d8-3ff357860d79

## Description

Award of a call off contract under the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Low Level Literacy provision for prisoners at HMP Ford\. The supplier will design a programme to support, coach, train and provide structured supervision for peer mentors\. The Prisoner Peer Mentors, are involved with the delivery of one-to-one support for those individuals with very low literacy and low numeracy \(below Entry Level 3 English / Maths\)\. The aim of the services is to upskill learners that can then potentially join Functional Skills courses to ensure continuity of learning and continual progress\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2fd253f-3303-41ac-b5be-12ef578d34fd-915443)