Published date: 13 June 2024

Last edited date: 10 July 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 14 August 2024, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Probation services - 75231240

  • Rehabilitation services - 85312500

    • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

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

Value of contract

£30,670,000

Procurement reference

tender_393279/1365714

Published date

13 June 2024

Closing date

14 August 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 April 2026

Contract end date

31 March 2030

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) as the contracting authority intends to commission at least 4 contracts to provide Independent Approved Premise (IAP) across located in the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, Wales, West Midlands, East of England, South West, South Central and Kent Surrey & Sussex Probation Service Regions.

Approved Premises (APs) provide a critical community-based service to accommodate and manage high risk individuals serving community sentences and on release from custody.

Provision of accommodation on release is a key factor in reducing reoffending and supporting transition into the community whilst reducing the need for prison places.

Independent Approved Premises (IAPs) are run by independent contracted organisations.

The Authority will take a two-staged approach to awarding contracts across both Lots.

Tenders will be awarded for individual properties, which must fall within the 15-35 bed spaces range.

In Lot 1, the Authority will award multiple contracts (in order of ranking within that Lot) until 2 properties for Males and 1 property for Females is awarded.

Concurrently, in Lot 2, the Authority will award a single tender for a Female property.

The Authority will then rank the remaining Tenders from both Lots / regions together and award further contracts to the best ranked Tenders up to the Funding Envelope has been used.

The earliest Contract Start Date will be from May 2025 subject to the fulfilment of any applicable conditions precedent. The contract Commencement Date will be 1st April 2026 following a period of mobilisation.

The contract end date will be the 31st March 2030, with the option for the Authority to extend on the same terms for a further period of up to 12 months to 31st March 2031.

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address.

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html

More information

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About the buyer

Address

102 Petty France Town/City: London Country: England
London
SW1H 9AJ
England

Email

iaps-bsc@justice.gov.uk

Website

https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.ht