Community Justice Learning

Contract summary

Industry

• Probation services - 75231240

• Education and training services - 80000000

• Specialist training services - 80510000

Show additional CPV codes for this notice

• Management training services - 80532000

• Personal development training services - 80570000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£4,300,317

Procurement reference

tender_276098/1080701

Published date

3 October 2022

Closing date

4 March 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

28 July 2022

Contract end date

28 February 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

The award of contracts for the design, development, accreditation, delivery, and award of the level 6 degree honours/graduate diploma known as "the Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP)". The qualification is undertaken by all trainee Probation Officers (Learners) employed by the Probation Service (PS) across England and Wales. The course is to be delivered via a blended model that is majority distance learning.

The services provided under this contract are classified as health, social and other services within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015, and the procurement process was conducted in accordance with the "Light Touch Regime" (LTR). The procurement was governed by Section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Nothing should be inferred from the fact that a full contract notice was published or that reference was made to the Open Procedure.
Contracts have been awarded in lots to deliver learning within 6 geographical areas, coterminous with the twelve newly formed PS Probation Regions.
The intention is that two cohorts will commence learning in each Academic Year. However, the Authority and the Contractor may agree for additional intake/cohorts to start within an Academic Year. Contractors will qualify Learners joining the PS during three Academic Years from March 2023, with an option to extend to cover those Learners joining in a fourth academic year in March 2026. There will be a run-off period following each cohort to ensure that all Learners within each cohort can qualify, including following the final intake in March 2025 (or March 2026 if contracts are extended) to enable the cohorts to qualify. During the lifetime of the contract there may be related work (e.g. specific short term items of academic research; mapping of qualifications; or support to develop curriculum in response to changes in practice or legislation) that the Contractor may have the opportunity to deliver.

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Award information

Awarded date

18 July 2022

Contract start date

28 July 2022

Contract end date

28 February 2027

Total value of contract

£32,045,507

This contract was awarded to 6 suppliers.

University of Portsmouth

Sheffield Hallam University

Liverpool John Moores University

De Montfort University

University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

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About the buyer

Address

102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
England

Telephone

01133907344

Email

CCMDLearningandDevelopmentTenders@justice.gov.uk