Published date: 2 February 2022

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


Closing: 3 December 2021, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Probation services - 75231240

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

£2,137,500.54

Procurement reference

tender_276156/1023178

Published date

2 February 2022

Closing date

3 December 2021

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

1 February 2022

Contract end date

31 January 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This Contract Award Notice details the award of a call-off competition conducted by the Authority via the Ministry of Justice's Probation Service Dynamic Framework (PSDF). The Probation Service sought a provider to build the capability, opportunity and motivation of probation service personnel to engage more widely with People on Probation, to enable people on probation to influence and be more involved in service design, development, delivery and review.

In June 2020 the Ministry of Justice established the Probation Services Dynamic Framework (PSDF) to allow the Authority and Participating Bodies to purchase services to deliver rehabilitative and resettlement Interventions. The Dynamic Framework and subsequent Call-Off Competitions are conducted pursuant to Section 7 of the PCR 2015 (Social and Other Specific Services) the 'Light Touch Regime'.

The Provider is not responsible for delivering direct engagement sessions with people on probation, as probation Service Personnel would take over primary responsibility for this in the new contract., the Provider will be expected to drive the introduction of a national and regional infrastructure for consistently engaging with people on probation. This will include but is not limited to:

- Developing Regional EPOP Action Plans for every region, based on a thorough review of existing EPOP Plans.

- Developing an EPOP Action Plan for Approved Premises, based on a thorough review of existing EPOP Plans

- Providing skills development and on-the-job and experiential learning to probation personnel.

- Creating a National Forum for People on Probation.

- Driving a cultural change amongst all staff, including Senior Leadership which develops individual and organisational capability, opportunity and motivation to engage with people on probation and enables their involvement in service design, development, delivery and review.

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Award information

Awarded date

30 November 2021

Contract start date

1 February 2022

Contract end date

31 January 2025

Total value of contract

£2,137,500.54

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

St Giles Wise Limited

Address

72 Charlotte Street, Glasgow, G1 5DW

Reference

Companies House number: SC674514

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes

About the buyer

Address

102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
England

Email

ProbationDynamicFramework@justice.gov.uk