Published date: 8 July 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 30 July 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Housing services - 70333000

  • Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals - 75231200

  • Probation services - 75231240

    • Training programme services - 80521000

Location of contract

M15JW

Value of contract

£0.01

Procurement reference

GC26 - 003-134

Published date

8 July 2025

Closing date

30 July 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 March 2027

Contract end date

1 March 2032

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Growth Company (GC) welcomes Expressions of Interests (EOI) from organisations, including SMEs and VCSEs, with experience of supporting offenders.

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is commissioning a new, integrated rehabilitative service designed to support men aged 18+ in custody and the community. This combined service replaces previously separate contracts and aims to reduce reoffending and improve life outcomes by providing tailored, person-centred support that builds individuals' capacity to engage with community resources and sustain positive change.

We are looking for organisations with particular interest in the following:

• Community Link Work - Helping build new lifestyles and connections and linking into diverse resources and opportunities.
• Accommodation - Support to find, move-into and sustain suitable accommodation.
• Education, Training and Employment - Support with securing and sustaining suitable education, training or employment.
• Finance, Benefit and Debt - Support with urgent financial issues, reducing debt, maximising income and develop financial literacy and capability.
• Dependency and Recovery - Support to progress towards recovery from drug or alcohol use and gambling.
• Building supportive relationships and social networks - This might include family relationships, friends, community groups and peer communities.

To apply for this EOI opportunity, please register as a supplier on the Panacea Supplier Platform at the following web address: https://app.panacea-software.com/growth

Once you have accessed the site, to view the opportunity you need to navigate to 'Register Interest', click the 'Participate' Button, then navigate to 'My Questionnaires' where you will be able to download the relevant EOI document. Your EOI submission must be made on the Panacea Portal.

The deadline for submission of the required EOI document is at 17:00pm on Wednesday 30th July 2025.

More information

Links

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Marc Ripley

Address

Lee House
Manchester
M15JW
England

Email

marc.ripley@growthco.uk