Screening and Assessment Lot 2 Reading Paper Tool Contingency

Ministry of Justice
London
Direct award
7 October 2025 to 30 September 2027

Supply of a paper-based assessment tool designed to measure the decoding ability of prisoners. The tool must provide consistent, comparable data for aggregation at both establishment and system levels to identify literacy needs and support targeted English language interventions.

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Awarded value: £98k; As published
Published: 22 October 2025
Awarded: 7 October 2025; Powell Phonics Ltd
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 30 September 2027

What the contract covers

Supply of an assessment tool

Provision of standardised paper-based literacy assessment and decoding tools to support educational planning and rehabilitation programmes within custodial environments.

Paper based assessment tool for accurately measuring the decoding ability of prisoners
Standardised and reliable measure of prisoners’ decoding ability
Consistent, comparable data that can be aggregated at establishment and system level

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Supply of an assessment tool
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 24 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 48 months
Contract dates: 7 October 2025 to 30 September 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 80400000

Services in this contract

Test development, standardised tests and markingMain service£91k typicalPaper-based reading decoding assessment tool for prisoners

Lifecycle

Published
22 October 2025
Contract awardedto Powell Phonics Ltd
7 October 2025
Contract starts
7 October 2025
Contract ends
30 September 2027

The buyer

Ministry of Justice

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Powell Phonics Ltd

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/330582/screening-and-assessment-lot-2-reading-paper-tool-contingency
Buyer reference: prj_14329
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d12a
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Ministry of Justice. Screening and Assessment Lot 2 Reading Paper Tool Contingency. Contract award, 22 October 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/330582/screening-and-assessment-lot-2-reading-paper-tool-contingency (accessed 5 November 2026).