Published date: 14 August 2023
This notice was replaced on 21 June 2024
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Awarded contract (published 21 June 2024)
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Contract summary
Industry
Other community, social and personal services - 98000000
Location of contract
North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East of England, South East
Value of contract
£152,800,000
Procurement reference
tender_351665/1246837
Published date
14 August 2023
Closing date
14 September 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
24 June 2024
Contract end date
23 December 2029
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
This contract notice is in relation to the re-procurement of the Community Accommodation Service Tier 3 (CAS3), which provides up to 84 nights transitional accommodation on release from prison, or when moving on from CAS1 (Approved Premises) and CAS2 (Home Detention Curfew or Bail Accommodation) provisions. The service includes support to assist with the maintenance of the transitional accommodation.
This re-procurement is for four of the Early Adopter Probation regions. The current provision across the four contracted regions is a total of 932 bed spaces. This tender aims to re-procure the provision at a total of 748 bed spaces from June 2024 across four Lots with flexibility to increase provision volumes to optimise the capacity of the CAS3 by up to 25% of the bed spaces wherever possible. The required initial bed spaces within each Lot are:
Lot 1 East of England - 227
Lot 2 Yorkshire and the Humber - 216
Lot 3 North West - 183
Lot 4 Kent, Surrey and Sussex - 122
The Authority intends to award contracts end April 2024 with a commencement date of 24th June 2024.
The contract term is 3.5 years with the option to extend by up to 2 x 12 months. The contract term includes a 6 month mobilisation period from June 2024 to December 2024, to allow for a gradual build-up of bed spaces.
Suppliers will be expected to meet the Specification for each of the Lot(s) / Region(s) in which they are bidding.
This service is being procured on the basis that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2014 may apply.
About the buyer
Address
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
England
Telephone
+44 02033343555
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