Published date: 7 December 2023

Last edited date: 14 December 2023

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 18 December 2023

Contract summary

Industry

  • Prison services - 75231230

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales

Procurement reference

tender_231091/1291347

Published date

7 December 2023

Closing date

18 December 2023

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This PIN is being issued for market engagement purposes only.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans to procure the provision of Quality Assurance Services in relation to HMPPS Democratic Therapeutic Communities (DTCs) and Therapeutic Communities Plus (TC+) in England and Wales across the public prison estate. The Provider will be required to design, develop, deliver and review an integrated standards-based audit and quality improvement process for all DTCs in HMPPS including TC+.

Democratic Therapeutic Communities (DTC's) form part of the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway. They are structured, psychotherapeutically informed environments within the prison estate which provide group-based therapy within a social climate to promote positive relationships, personal responsibility and social participation for prisoners. They also address a range of needs and behaviours including interpersonal relationships, emotional regulation, self-management, and psychological well-being. DTCs are a fully immersive living learning environment.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Market Engagement Event - Audit requirement for Democratic Therapeutic Communities (OPD) (2024 - 2026)

  • Early engagement
  • Published 7 December 2023, last edited 11 December 2023

Links

Additional text

Ministry of Justice will be hosting a virtual market engagement event on 20 December 2023 @ 1100hrs for the Provision of Quality Assurance Services in relation to Democratic Therapeutic Communities (DTCs) and Therapeutic Communities Plus (TC+).

To register your interest in attending this event and to obtain dial-in details, please contact mojcommercialreset@justice.gov.uk by no later than 9am on 20th December and provide names and e-mail addresses of all attendees from your organisation.

About the buyer

Contact name

Craig Heatley

Address

Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
England

Email

MojcommercialReset@justice.gov.uk

Website

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