Adult Literacy and Numeracy Support Services in Prison

Closes in 31 daysSubmission deadline: 14 December 2026, 12:00 PM Pacific/Auckland

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Overview This is a Future Procurement Opportunity (FPO) providing early notice of a planned procurement by the Department of Corrections Ara Poutama Aotearoa (Corrections). It is subject to change or cancellation and is not a commitment to purchase. Corrections is planning to procure Adult Literacy and Numeracy Support Services to be delivered across 17 prison sites in New Zealand for up to 5 years. Scope Corrections intends to run an open competitive tender to identify education providers that can deliver adult literacy and numeracy services in prisons across one or more of the following nine regional groups: Region 1: Northland Regional Corrections Facility (NRCF) Region 2: Auckland Prison, Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility (ARWCF), Mount Eden Corrections Facility (MECF) Region 3: Spring Hill Corrections Facility (SHCF), Waikeria Prison, Waikato Hub (operated as part of Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility), located on the grounds of Waikeria Prison, Tongariro Prison Region 4: Hawkes Bay Regional Prison (HBRP) Region 5: Whanganui Prison, Manawatū Prison Region 6: Rimutaka Prison, Arohata Prison Region 7: Christchurch Men's Prison (CMP), Christchurch Women's Prison (CWP), Rolleston Prison Region 8: Otago Corrections Facility (OCF) Region 9: Invercargill Prison Instructions to Tenderers Responses must cover all sites within each chosen regional group or groups. Providers will not be able to bid for individual sites unless they make up a full regional group. Enquiries Contact: Sophia Mackie

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