Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Justice
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
Telephone
+44 02033343555
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Tier 3 Community Accommodation Services: Prior Information Notice
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The MoJ wish to conduct early engagement with the market to further shape its requirements and assess the viability of the market delivering the provision of Community Accommodation Services – Tier 3 (“CAS-3”). This is a call to the market ahead of an upcoming competition with no commitment to tender at this time.
The CAS-3 project is currently in 5 regions, this tender is for a roll out across 6 other regions. The service is intended to provide accommodation to Prison Leavers at risk of being homeless upon being released from prison or as part of their resettlement and moved-on from an Approved Premises (CAS-1), or period at a Bail Accommodation and Support Service (BASS) residence (CAS-2). The provision of accommodation for an individual SU is intended to be up to 84 days, providing provision from the first night of release. It is intended that the Supplier(s) will provide 30 minutes of low-level support per week to each SU to support them in maintaining the accommodation and move-on into settled accommodation. The Supplier(s) will be expected to work with the SU’s Community Probation Practitioner (“CPP”).
The Probation regions in scope for CAS-3 are: London, East Midlands, West Midlands, South West, South Central and North east.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £142,560,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 6
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
N/a
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
6
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The MoJ wish to conduct early engagement with the market to further shape its requirements and assess the viability of the market delivering the provision of Community Accommodation Services – Tier 3 (“CAS-3”). This is a call to the market ahead of an upcoming competition with no commitment to tender at this time.
The CAS-3 project is currently in 5 regions, this tender is for a roll out across 6 other regions. The service is intended to provide accommodation to Prison Leavers at risk of being homeless upon being released from prison or as part of their resettlement and moved-on from an Approved Premises (CAS-1), or period at a Bail Accommodation and Support Service (BASS) residence (CAS-2). The provision of accommodation for an individual SU is intended to be up to 84 days, providing provision from the first night of release. It is intended that the Supplier(s) will provide 30 minutes of low-level support per week to each SU to support them in maintaining the accommodation and move-on into settled accommodation. The Supplier(s) will be expected to work with the SU’s Community Probation Practitioner (“CPP”).
The Probation regions in scope for CAS-3 are: London, East Midlands, West Midlands, South West, South
Central and North east.
This call to the market is to: i) understand the capacity and appetite of the market to deliver the various elements of this service, ii) understand regional disparities which may affect the delivery of the service, and iii) receive feedback about any key operational considerations.
The MoJ will hold several online events going into further detail on the requirement during 19th until 27th January 2022. To register for these event, please email: CentralHPT@justice.gov.uk by 17th January 2022.
Suppliers will also be requested to complete a questionnaire.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 February 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes