Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Justice
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
ProbationDynamicFramework@justice.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 02033343555
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
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.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
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
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
Other activity
Probation and Rehabilitation
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Probation and support/rehabilitation services for Women on Probation and Non-probation women and girls in touch with the Criminal Justice System (CJS) in London
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75231240 - Probation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The London Probation Service and the Major's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) intend to launch a Co-Commissioned Call-Off Competition (COC) via the Probation Services Dynamic Framework (PSDF) to source a Provider(s) of Probation and support/rehabilitation services for Women on Probation and Women and girls in touch with the Criminal Justice System (CJS) in London.
There will be 3 lots and 3 Call-off contracts for the Women's Services in London. The call-off contracts will align with London's Geographical Probation Delivery Unit structure. (further detail below). The aims of this service in London, which aligns with the whole-systems approach to female offending and the London Blueprint for Female offenders are:
- to reduce the reoffending of Women on Probation;
- to reduce the use of custodial sentences for women; and
- to reduce the risk of becoming victims of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG).
There are two broad categories of service user in scope for this Call Off Contract;
1. Women on Probation" - Defined as women who are referred by their Probation Practitioner, either during a prison sentence following conviction or during a community sentence. For these women it would be expected that at least part of their engagement with the Women's Service will be an enforceable part of their sentence, although they may engage in extra sessions for support on a voluntary basis.
2) "Non-probation women and girls" - Women and girls referred into the service by other partner agencies in London as part of the whole systems approach to women in touch with the Criminal Justice System (CJS). These women and girls must be resident in London or intending to return to London following prison release. Further information around this will be provided in due course through further market engagement and call-off documents.
The Provider will need to provide a service specific to the Women's cohort for the following service categories;
DF.01 Accommodation
DF.02 Education, Training & Employment
DF.03 Finance, Benefits & Debts
DF.04 Dependency & Recovery
DF.05 Family & Significant Others
DF.06 Lifestyle & Associates
DF.07 Emotional Wellbeing
DF.08 Social Inclusion
To be invited to bid against the COC, Providers will need to be qualified onto the PSDF in one or more of the above plus DF.09 Women's Cohort. The final bidding model must qualify in all of the above plus DF.09 either as a single entity, a consortium or through a bidding model containing specified key-subcontractors qualified onto the DF in the missing categories. Please see the attached Onboarding Provider Pack and sign up to the market engagement session for more information on bidding models and onboarding to the PSDF.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
Lot 1 - South/South East
Lot 2 - London East/North East
Lot 3 - London North West/West
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
London South/South East
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75231240 - Probation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI34 - Wandsworth
- UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
- UKI45 - Lambeth
- UKI51 - Bexley and Greenwich
- UKI61 - Bromley
- UKI62 - Croydon
- UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 includes the following boroughs; Bexley & Greenwich; Lambeth; Wandsworth, Merton & Sutton; Southwark; Croydon; Bromley & Lewisham.
In addition to the requirements detailed in Section II above, it is envisaged that the contract package area in the South/South East will include an embedded accommodation role at HMP Bronzefield, with the expectation that they cover all referred London releases, liaising as appropriate with the providers of the other package areas.
The Supplier will be expected to engage with local and regional partners across London, including local authorities, MOPAC and other statutory partners as part of the London Female Offender Blueprint, which provides a whole systems approach to female offending
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
London East/North East
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75231240 - Probation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI31 - Camden and City of London
- UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
- UKI42 - Tower Hamlets
- UKI43 - Haringey and Islington
- UKI52 - Barking & Dagenham and Havering
- UKI53 - Redbridge and Waltham Forest
- UKI54 - Enfield
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 includes the following boroughs; Enfield & Haringey; Redbridge & Waltham Forest; Tower Hamlets; Newham; Hackney & City of London; Havering.
In addition to the requirements detailed in Section II above, the North East/East contract package area contains an additional pilot programme (Youth Transitions hub) in Newham for Young Adult Women (18-25) on Probation and 17 year olds transitioning from the Youth Offending Service to adult Probation. There are two posts (0.5 key worker and 0.5 group work/intervention worker) attached to this programme paid for by the Transitions pilot programme.
The Supplier will be expected to engage with local and regional partners across London, including local authorities, MOPAC and other statutory partners as part of the London Female Offender Blueprint, which provides a whole systems approach to female offending.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
London North West/West
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75231240 - Probation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI31 - Camden and City of London
- UKI32 - Westminster
- UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
- UKI43 - Haringey and Islington
- UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
- UKI71 - Barnet
- UKI72 - Brent
- UKI73 - Ealing
- UKI74 - Harrow and Hillingdon
- UKI75 - Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 3 includes the following boroughs; Brent; Camden & Islington; Hammersmith/Fulham, Kensington/Chelsea & Westminster; Hounslow, Kingston & Richmond; Ealing & Hillingdon; Barnet & Harrow
In addition to the requirements detailed in Section II above, the Supplier will be expected to engage with local and regional partners across London, including local authorities, MOPAC and other statutory partners as part of the London Female Offender Blueprint, which provides a whole systems approach to female offending
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
17 January 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
The contracting Authority will be hosting an initial Market Engagement Event (over MS Teams) on Thursday 16th December 2021. Please go to the URL below and complete a registration form if you would like to attend this event;