Published date: 15 April 2020
Last edited date: 15 April 2020
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Contract summary
Industry
Justice services - 75230000
Education and training services - 80000000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
NOMS
Published date
15 April 2020
Closing date
28 April 2020
Contract start date
1 January 2021
Contract end date
1 December 2023
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
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Description
Reed in Partnership intends to bid for the forthcoming Activity Hubs tenders, commissioned by HM Prisons and Probation Service and European Social Fund, due to be released in mid-April 2020. Delivery will commence in January 2021, with all outcomes delivered by the end of August 2023.
The Activity Hub programme is voluntary, and is to support unemployed or economically inactive offenders in the community, who are either serving a community sentence or are under supervision on licence. Participants should also be a UK resident, and aged 18+, with a focus on specific priority groups, including BAME, women, those with disabilities/health conditions, those aged 50+ and ex-service personnel.
The Hub programme will have dual aims: to increase participant's effective engagement with mainstream or core services; and to encourage their participation in activities to assist individuals to lead law abiding lives. Hubs should represent a safe space where participants can, and importantly want to, engage in a range of activity. Hubs will be placed in communities and involve local organisations to increase participant engagement and integration, and offer tailored support for offenders - particularly those who are considered disadvantaged, face multiple barriers to employment and those that are not engaged or supported by existing programmes. The purpose of the Hub will be to assist Participants not to re-offend, alongside the key aim of ESF to move individuals closer to the labour market.
Reed in Partnership is intending to bid for this contract in the following six regions:
East of England; East Midlands; London; North East; West Midlands; and Yorkshire.
We are seeking expressions of interest from a range of local, specialist partners to deliver engaging activities to offenders within the Activity Hubs, and/or providers of Hub premises.
Please note: Requirements of this contract may change once the final bidding documents are released by HMPPS, and we will update all providers on this.
Responding to this EOI
Please fully complete and submit our EOI via email to partner.network@reed.co.uk by 12pm on Tuesday 28th April 2020. The EOI can be downloaded from our website here: https://www.reedinpartnership.co.uk/partners/latest-opportunities
Please contact us on the above email address should you have any questions or require any further information. Many thanks for your interest.
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About the buyer
Contact name
Josephine Roarty
Address
Academy Court 94 Chancery Lane
LONDON
WC2A1DT
England
Telephone
020 7708 6063
Website
https://www.reedinpartnership.co.uk/partners/latest-opportunities
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