Published date: 25 April 2023

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: 10 May 2023, 6pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Probation services - 75231240

  • Adult and other education services - 80400000

    • Training services - 80500000

Location of contract

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

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

2023CFO

Published date

25 April 2023

Closing date

10 May 2023

Closing time

6pm

Contract start date

1 January 2024

Contract end date

31 December 2026

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


Private procurement rules

Supply chain notices are business-to-business transactions and are not bound by the same rules and restrictions as public sector contracts. The UK government is not responsible for the conduct of such procurement.


Description

Reed in Partnership intends to bid for the HMPPS CFO Evolution opportunity, the successor programme to CF03 and CFO Activity Hubs.

CFO Evolution will create a single delivery programme, complementing existing HMPPS core services and providing resettlement support to offenders in custody and the community. We recommend reading our 2-page briefing document prior to completion of the EOI - available here: https://reedinpartnership.co.uk/uploads/cfo-evolution-programme-summary-pdf.pdf

We welcome expressions of interest (EOI) from organisations with experience of supporting offenders and are particularly interested in the following activities and regions:

1. Custodial, pre-release and through the gate delivery of needs assessment, casework, interventions and activities.
2. Delivery of appropriate, engaging Human/Citizenship activities designed to support self-worth, contribution to the community and developing positive plans.
3. Delivery of appropriate and engaging Community & Social activities designed to build resilience, upskill and strengthen support networks.
4. Wraparound intervention support where required by the Court/Probation.
5. Community support for offenders including achieving and sustaining outcomes (e.g. employment, training, housing, or volunteering) and mentoring.
6. Providers with experience of delivering any/all of the above for specific cohorts e.g. women.

We are seeking providers that can deliver the above in all/any of the following Lots:

North East
London
Yorkshire & the Humber
East of England
West Midlands

Responding to this EOI:
Please fully complete and submit our EOI by the closing date of Wednesday 10 May 2023 at 6pm. The EOI can be found here: https://forms.office.com/e/sUmugq04G6

Contact us at partner.network@reed.com should you have questions. For information on how we score our EOIs and work with partners, visit our website https://reedinpartnership.co.uk/partners/#opportunities

This EOI does not constitute an offer to work with your organisation, but is the first stage in our selection process. For organisations successful at EOI stage, we will undertake further due diligence and commercial pricing analysis to make our final selection of partners.

Thank you for your interest in working with us.


About the buyer

Address

Academy Court
94 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A1DT
England

Email

partner.network@reed.com

Website

https://reedinpartnership.co.uk/partners/#opportunities