Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Justice
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
Contact
Clive Broom
Telephone
+44 02033343555
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Innovation Fund Early Engagement
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79312000 - Market-testing services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The £19.9m Ministry of Justice Electronic Monitoring (EM) Innovation Fund provides a unique opportunity to break new ground in identifying and stimulating innovations to data, practice and technology and furthering the evidence base and our understanding of EM over the next three financial years.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The immediate objective of the Innovation Fund is to stimulate the EM community (academics, voluntary sector, justice system partners and incumbent and new suppliers) and beyond to develop evidence-based monitoring innovations that will help the MoJ to meet the vision, aims and objectives set out in our strategy (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1086639/em-strategy.pdf) as well as assisting in the broader government goals of protecting the public and reducing reoffending.
£3.9m of funding is available in financial year 2022/23, followed by £7.9m in 2023/24 and £8.1m in 2024/25 to fund innovative small-scale pilots, tests and research projects which will enhance our understanding of ‘what works’ in electronic monitoring practice, as such a robust approach to evaluation and capturing evidence will be an expectation of all projects.
During financial year 2022/23 we are particularly looking for innovative proposals in the following areas to meet our user problem statements:
Data and Management Information (MI)
Complementary Technologies
Ways of Working
two.2.14) Additional information
Supplier Engagement will be managed via the MOJ e-sourcing portal; Ministry of Justice Sourcing Portal (bravosolution.co.uk); Organisations that are not already registered need to register. Interested parties can find further information and register interest in the PIN via the MOJ e-sourcing suite- ITT_ 6326. Any resulting engagement will be managed electronically via the MoJ e-sourcing suite.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
14 July 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
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Additionally, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is in the early stages of preparing to initiate a procurement process, via the Grants Framework, for the provision of a supplier to work alongside the MoJ as the Strategic Partner within the Electronic Monitoring Innovation Fund. The purpose of the Strategic Partner (SP) will be to undertake market analysis, engagement and assessment of opportunities, including ongoing management of an innovation project through to completion with innovators. The MoJ is, in advance of identifying the SP, seeking to stimulate interest from the EM community to begin to come forward with any EM innovations that may be thought to be of interest to the MoJ.