Published date: 18 September 2023

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 18 September 2023

Contract summary

Industry

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

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

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_383426/1259086

Published date

18 September 2023

Approach to market date

18 September 2023

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Psychologically Informed Planned Environments (PIPEs) have been developed jointly by NHS England and HMPPS as part of the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway, to consolidate the benefits of more formal treatment, and to support 'stuck' prisoners (and former prisoners) through a pathway of change, including through socially creative sessions.

The requirement is for Shared Reading Groups, to be offered on a weekly basis within approximately 30 PIPEs in HMPPS settings, including Prisons and Approved Premises across England.

The aim of the requirement is to enable shared relational space with external facilitators, to encourage attendees to find a way to articulate thoughts and feelings with a piece of shared reading being the medium to relate to.

At this stage, the Authority is looking to engage with suitable providers in the market to gain information on capacity, capability and appetite for this requirement.

A questionnaire has been produced, which we encourage interested providers to complete. The link to complete the questionnaire is here: https://forms.office.com/e/rHYpmc6R9Y

The deadline for completion of the questionnaire is 23:59hrs on Friday 6th October 2023.

Providers can also register interest in this opportunity by emailing Rachel.percy@justice.gov.uk, in order to be informed of any further Market Engagement events.

This exercise is purely market engagement and does not commit the Authority to a formal procurement. Information provided in this PIN is subject to change.

About the buyer

Address

5 Wellington Place
Leeds
LS1 4AP
England

Email

rachel.percy@justice.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice