Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Justice
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
ProbationDynamicFramework@gov.uk
Telephone
+44 02033343555
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/procurement
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
Unpaid Work in North Wales
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75231240 - Probation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The overall ambition is to provide a Service that benefits the wider community through the delivery of high-quality work placements within the local area and further volunteering/employment opportunities upon placement completion. Therefore, the ambition for Unpaid Work is to have a sufficient number of quality placements that improve the availability of educational and training opportunities. There is national evidence available which indicates that where People on Probation recognise the benefit of the work they are doing, then they are more likely to gain rehabilitative insights from the sentence. Thereby supporting longer positive outcomes that aid desistance.
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: £129,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
- Conwy
- Denbighshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
In June 2020 the Ministry of Justice established the Probation Services Dynamic Framework (PSDF) to allow the Authority and Participating Bodies to purchase services to deliver rehabilitative and resettlement Interventions. The Dynamic Framework and subsequent Call-Off Competitions are conducted pursuant to Section 7 of the PCR 2015 (Social and Other Specific Services) the 'Light Touch Regime'.
UPW has been one of the requirements for Community Punishment Orders (previously Community Service Order) since 1973. Person(s) on Probation can receive sentences of between 40 and 300 UPW hours, depending on the seriousness of the offence, to be completed within 12 months of the sentence.
North Wales have a relatively high proportion of People on Probation with UPW requirements, as well as a backlog of incomplete hours due to Covid and lack of placement availability.
The overall ambition is to provide a Service that benefits the wider community through the delivery of high-quality work placements within the local area and further volunteering/employment opportunities upon placement completion. Therefore, the ambition for Unpaid Work is to have a sufficient number of quality placements that improve the availability of educational and training opportunities. There is national evidence available which indicates that where People on Probation recognise the benefit of the work they are doing, then they are more likely to gain rehabilitative insights from the sentence. Thereby supporting longer positive outcomes that aid desistance.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery Model / Weighting: Weighting 40%
Quality criterion - Name: Understanding the Local Landscape / Weighting: Weighting 25%
Quality criterion - Name: How Workforce Delivers the Service / Weighting: Weighting 25%
Quality criterion - Name: Implementation / Weighting: Weighting 10%
Cost criterion - Name: n/a / Weighting: n/a
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
- The Authority reserved the right to exclude tenders that did not achieve a total quality score of 60.
- The Authority reserved the right to exclude tenders that did not achieve an individual quality criteria threshold.
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
The specific evaluation and award criteria for each competition were detailed in full in the procurement documents for the call off competition. The procurement documents are published on the Authority's esourcing portal.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 114-277986
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Unpaid Work in North Wales
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
6 September 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Crest Co-operative
Brierley House, Ferry Farm Road
Llandudno Junction
LL319SF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £129,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted
In accordance with the Framework Agreement, the Supplier is entitled to sub-contract its obligations under this Call-Off Contract to Key Sub-contractors declared in the Invitation to Tender and Call Off Contract. The Parties agree that they will periodically update records of any Key Sub-contractors appointed by the Supplier with the consent of the Customer after the Call-Off Commencement Date.
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court
London
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Please see: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/procurement