Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Entry Level Maths and Reading Specialists for Prisoners in the Bedfordshire, Cambridge and Norfolk (BCN) regions
Ministry of JusticeEstimated Value
£157,713 – £0
Deadline
20 July 2026
Published
31 July 2026
Type
services
At a glance
- Buyer
- Ministry of Justice
- Estimated value
- From £157,713
- Closing date
- 20 July 2026 (closed)
- Published
- 31 July 2026
- Location
- East of England
- Type
- Services
- CPV code
- 80000000 Education and training services
- Contract ends
- 31 July 2027 (expect a re-tender before then)
- Likely incumbent
- Shannon Trust, current contract ends August 2028
- Published on
- Contracts Finder
Overview
Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for Entry Level Maths and Reading Specialists for Prisoners in the Bedfordshire, Cambridge and Norfolk (BCN) regions. The supplier will deliver a coordinated approach to entry-level reading and mathematics support across all five prisons within the BCN Group to improve prisoners' reading and mathematics skills, enabling them to access and progress into broader education (including functional skills), training, employment, and support services.
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Award Details
Shannon Trust
£157,713
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Shannon Trust
11 contracts wonlatest 1 Oct 2026ends 2 Aug 2028£948,914
total awarded
- 2
TWA Certifications Ltd
5 contracts wonlatest 24 Sept 2026ends 6 May 2027£136,714
total awarded
- 3
PeoplePlus Group Ltd
4 contracts wonlatest 17 Sept 2026ends 30 Sept 2027£279,000
total awarded
- 4
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3 contracts wonlatest 1 Oct 2026ends 30 Sept 2027£148,279
total awarded
- 5
FTW Training Ltd
3 contracts wonlatest 22 Sept 2026ends 31 Mar 2027£42,806
total awarded
Shannon Trust is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Ministry of JusticeKey Dates
Published
31 July 2026
Submission deadline
20 July 2026
Renewal expected60% confident
June 2027
Predicted using median duration of past contracts from this buyer in the same CPV division (10 months from contract start date → renewal expected by Jun 2027).
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