Awarded contract

The delivery of a digital multi-diversionary activity rehabilitation platform to support the delivery of Community Resolutions authorised as Out Of Court Disposals

  • The Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire & Swindon

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-001595

Published 27 January 2021, 8:34am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire & Swindon

Police Headquarters, London Road,

Devises

SN10 2DN

Contact

Eyan Naylor

Email

eyan.naylor@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk

Telephone

+44 7525246603

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area

National registration number

N/A

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.wiltshire-pcc.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Public order and safety


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

The delivery of a digital multi-diversionary activity rehabilitation platform to support the delivery of Community Resolutions authorised as Out Of Court Disposals

Reference number

287C

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 75231200 - Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The ‘Intervention Hub’ (https://www.intervention-hub.com/) provided by Intervention Consultancy Limited is a unique platform delivering the largest and broadest range of online programmes that address offending behaviour and support the rehabilitation of offenders, There are currently 12 programmes, with content developed by commissioned subject matter experts for the Intervention Hub, with a further two programmes planned to go live in 2021.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £80,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85312500 - Rehabilitation services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Main site or place of performance

Wiltshire and Swindon

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The ‘Intervention Hub’ (https://www.intervention-hub.com/) provided by Intervention Consultancy Limited is a unique platform delivering the largest and broadest range of online programmes that address offending behaviour and support the rehabilitation of offenders, There are currently 12 programmes, with content developed by commissioned subject matter experts for the Intervention Hub, with a further two programmes planned to go live in 2021.

The platform hosts programmes for victim awareness, anger management, emotional wellbeing, alcohol awareness and cannabis awareness and other aspects of behaviour, including a programme for women offenders. They provide on-line blended learning through video, audio, questions and self-consideration. The programmes can be delivered either with support or the user can do them alone are approximately 2-3 hours long (if completing by yourself).

The platform has been developed in-house along with a live time management reporting system that sits behind the front end programmes, which can provide individualised post programme reports for each service user, as well as being able to be aggregate the impact of a cohort of service users for commissioners of services. The Intellectual Property Rights for both the platform and programmes are held by Intervention Consultancy Limited.

It is considered that the service to be delivered (a digital multi-diversionary activity rehabilitation platform) can only realistically be undertaken “…by a particular economic operator [i.e. The Red Snapper Group)]…where competition is absent for technical reasons…” as per (Art 32 (2) (b) (ii) of Public Contracts Regulations 2015) as ‘The Innovation Hub’, due to the breadth of rehabilitative activities accessible through the platform, is considered to be technically unique and could not be delivered via bespoke development of software within the budgetary and timescale constraints of the project.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: PRovision of specified requirement / Weighting: 100%

Cost criterion - Name: Bdgetary constraints / Weighting: 80000

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

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

SI 2015/102 part 32 (2) (b) (II) - In addition this requirement falls BELOW, PCR 2015 thresholds and is also deemed to fall under the Light Touch Regime parameter workload

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

287C

Title

The delivery of 3 years access agreement to a digital multi-diversionary activity rehabilitation platform to support the delivery of Community Resolutions authorised as Out Of Court Disposals

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

12 January 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Intervention Consultancy Limited

10 Alie Street

London

E1 8DE

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - LONDON
Internet address

https://www.intervention-hub.com/

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £80,000

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £80,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

On-line research suggests that there are no other platforms that provide the range and type of on-line learning in one place that is, supported by the digital platform and live management reporting system. As it has all been developed in-house by Intervention Consultancy opportunities to build on the current platform are being explored, including developing a bespoke ‘triage’ questionnaire to direct offenders to the most appropriate programmes to meet their needs and developing more localised programmes, particularly for female offenders.

These additional components are planned to be developed by the end of March 2021.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

The High Court of Justice

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.judiciary.gov.uk

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

CEDR

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

CEDR

London

Country

United Kingdom