Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, 146 Bolton Road, Swinton
Salford
M27 8US
Contact
Mrs Suzanne McCormack
mccormacks@manchesterfire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1616083576
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD3 - Greater Manchester
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/
Buyer's address
http://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
GM Integrated Rehabilitation Services – Family Support
Reference number
DN548018
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
As part of Justice Devolution arrangements between Greater Manchester Combined
Authority (GMCA) and Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), it has been
agreed that HMPPS will devolve their national ‘Dynamic Commissioning Framework’
responsibilities for commissioning of services through to GMCA.
The devolved approach for Greater Manchester is entitled ‘Greater Manchester Integrated
Rehabilitative Services’ (GMIRS). This approach is designed to offer a less structured and
more locally tailored interventions which will draw on the experience, innovation and skill
within the private and voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors (VCSE), to provide
effective rehabilitation and resettlement services that address criminogenic needs unmet by
NPS through their programmes, Accredited Programmes, Unpaid Work and Structured
Interventions.
Just as per the national HMPPS Dynamic Framework, all of the services which form part of
the GMIRS will need to work on a referral and compliance basis with the National Probation
Service through a Case Recording System. This may sometimes be referred to as the 'Digital
Tool / Solution' in other HMPPS documents or training packages. This is a mandatory
requirement.
For Greater Manchester the probation service relationship will solely be with the National
Probation Service - Greater Manchester Region. There are also a number of minimum
requirements and other specific activity required by HMPPS which form part of this
specification.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD3 - Greater Manchester
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Greater Manchester Integrated Rehabilitation Services Personal Wellbeing Service will
be based on the core activity from the National HMPPS Dynamic Framework - “Personal
Wellbeing” specification.
Greater Manchester is commissioning three separate services:
a) Peer Support
b) Emotional Wellbeing
c) Family Support
This notice relates to the procurement of a Family Support Service. The Greater Manchester
Integrated Rehabilitative Services Family Support Service seeks to establish a service to
promote, support and build relationships via direct work with the individual subject to
probation. Strong and supportive family, intimate and significant personal relationships are
widely considered to be vital factors in desistance from crime and are well documented in
the Farmer Review 2017.
In Greater Manchester (GM) we have long recognised the huge and predominantly
detrimental impact that crime and involvement with the Criminal Justice System has on
relationships; we now need to also consider the additional impact COVID-19 has had on this
cohort. The long-term impact of COVID-19 is still be realised, however current local
information regarding poverty, debt, emotional wellbeing, domestic abuse and family
conflict issues indicate more people are exposed to these issues. For vulnerable and
marginalised groups and those facing inequalities, the pandemic has only exposed and
further exacerbated problems.
Given that a large proportion of individuals in the Criminal Justice System are from
marginalised groups and / or have complex needs, the importance of family relationships on
wellbeing and desistance is now more than ever an important area of focus for the GM
National Probation Service and the GMCA.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical capcity / Weighting: 84
Quality criterion - Name: Interview / Weighting: 6
Cost criterion - Name: Average cost per intervention / Weighting: 10
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-014846
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
DN548018
Title
GM Integrated Rehabilitation Services – Family Support
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, 146 Bolton Road, Swinton
Manchester
M27 8US
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Tootal Building, 56 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6EU
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days
standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to
tenderers prior to entering into the contract. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract
has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for
aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to
take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must
be brought promptly. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the
setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may
award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the
circumstances, award damages and/or shorten or order the contract ineffective.
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Tootal Building, 56 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6EU
Country
United Kingdom