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
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
DF Finance, Benefits and Debt for Wales
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75231240 - Probation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Authority had Finance, Benefits and Debt services for People on Probation ensuring that People on Probation have sufficient lawfully obtained money to live on is key to their rehabilitation, but some individuals will face significant problems achieving that financial security. Previous statistics suggest over 23,000 People on Probation had financial problems linked to offending such as low incomes, debt, disrupted access to benefits advice and insufficient income on release from prison. Ensuring that these individuals have sufficient, lawfully obtained money to live on and are able to manage their debts is key to rehabilitation and some will benefit from support to overcome significant problems in achieving that financial security.
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: £2,510,380.17
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
Main site or place of performance
North Wales, Gwent, Dyfed Powys, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot, Cwm Taf Morgannwg.
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'.
Ensuring that People on Probation are able to manage their own finance, benefits and debt needs is key to their rehabilitation. However, some People on Probation will face significant problems achieving financial security. Finance, Benefit and Debt issues are linked to offending for almost half of People on Probation. Therefore, some People on Probation will benefit from support to overcome problems in achieving financial security.
One of the key priorities for the Ministry of Justice Outcome Delivery Plan 2021/22 is to ‘End rough sleeping through more effective prevention and crisis intervention services and reduce homelessness by enabling local authorities to fully meet their statutory duties’. Research has shown that being in debt makes it more difficult to obtain and sustain accommodation and employment.: “Debt and crime thus reinforce each other in a negative way” (Van Beek 2021), negatively contributing to the overall government objective to reduce reoffending.
Finance, Benefit and Debt Services can be delivered as part of a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement (RAR) whereby a specified number of RAR Activity Days will be allocated by the Probation Service for those subject to a Community Sentence or Suspended Sentence Order. Any Sessions delivered as part of a RAR Activity Day or as a mandated Licence or Post Sentence Supervision appointment will be Enforceable.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Specification Compliance / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Quality criterion - Name: Understanding the local landscape / Weighting: Weighting 20%
Quality criterion - Name: Delivering Services to People on Probation / Weighting: Weighting 35%
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of Staff / Weighting: Weighting 20%
Quality criterion - Name: Risk Management and Information Sharing / Weighting: Weighting 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Equalities / Weighting: Weighting 10%
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
Contract No
con_21065
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11 July 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
St Giles Wise Group Partnership
London
SE5 8JB
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: £2,510,380.17
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