Awarded contract

Shared Reading Groups

  • Ministry of Justice

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-013375

Published 25 April 2024, 9:07am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Justice

5 Wellington Place

Leeds

LS1 4AP

Email

MoJProcurement.Off@justice.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 7517497850

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

Buyer's address

https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Public order and safety


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Shared Reading Groups

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 75231240 - Probation services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The requirement is for Shared Reading Groups, to be offered on a weekly basis within approximately 30 PIPEs in HMPPS settings, including Prisons and PIPE Approved Premises or other OPD settings across England.

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: £1,706,951.20

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The requirement is for Shared Reading Groups, to be offered on a weekly basis within approximately 30 PIPEs in HMPPS settings, including Prisons and PIPE Approved Premises or other OPD settings across England.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

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

two.2.14) Additional information

A call-off contract from the HMPPS Probation Dynamic Framework.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted 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: 2023/S 000-027464


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

con_23687

Title

Shared Reading Groups

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

10 April 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The Reader Organisation

Mansion House, Calderstones Park

Liverpool

L18 3JB

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,706,951.20


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Service

London

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3450103503

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit