Published date: 3 April 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 22 December 2023, 12pm

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

Value of contract

£200,000

Procurement reference

tender_231091/1338346

Published date

3 April 2024

Closing date

22 December 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)

The opportunity was not advertised, because for example only one supplier is capable of delivering the requirement, or due to extreme urgency brought about by unforeseen events.

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 Audit Requirement for HMPPS Democratic Therapeutic Communities (DTCs) and Therapeutic Communities Plus (TC+) in England and Wales relates to the provision of Quality Assurance Services. As part of the specification, the supplier 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.
The DTC's service is to be delivered over a series of two-year cycles, incorporating a full clinical audit, using specialist auditors, within each cycle that measures each DTC's compliance with the detailed and accredited operating models for reducing reoffending. This review process will provide a measure of the quality of the intervention as a DTC and its clinical integrity; additionally, it will provide an assessment of clinical performance and report to the Correctional Services Accreditation and Advice Panel (CSAAP) in line with accreditation requirements.

More information

Additional text

The Ministry of Justice advertised an open market engagement opportunity in December 2023 via Contracts Finder. No suppliers, other than the incumbent, expressed an interest in the requirement. Therefore, PCR 2015 Regulation 32(2)(a) applies.

Award information

Awarded date

25 March 2024

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Total value of contract

£200,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS

Address

21 Prescot Street, London E1 8BB

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

3rd Floor, NMS Redfern Building, Dantzic Street
Manchester
M60 0AE
England

Email

moJCommercialReset@justice.gov.uk