Official UK procurement notice
Penrose Bermondsey - Independent Approved Premises
Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionContract Award Notice. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) as the contracting authority is awarding a contract to provide an Independent Approved Premise (IAP). Approved Premises (APs) provide a critical community-based service to accommodate and manage high risk individuals serving community sentences and on release from custody
CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Probation services · Rehabilitation services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1North West RegionAwardedRenewal
Lot #2London RegionRenewal
London Region properties
Full details provided in ITT
Lot #3Approved Premises (APs) provide accommodation for high-risk (male) and medium or…Planned
Approved Premises (APs) provide accommodation for high-risk (male) and medium or high-risk complex need (female) People on Probation serving community sentences and upon release from prison. APs support the individual’s safe transition into the community, while providing an important level of public protection.
The key purpose of APs is to allow Probation Service staff to closely monitor and manage high-risk and complex behaviours while supporting the individual’s reintegration into the community.
Priority is given to those who pose a risk of serious harm to children, known victims and the public, as well as to themselves.
The model length of stay for a Person on Probation is 12 weeks. However, a range of factors will influence the duration, including the ability to safely progress an individual on into subsequent community or supported accommodation.
There are currently 104 APs operating across England and Wales:
- 89 are operated by the Probation Service
- 15 are Independent Approved Premises, predominantly operated by the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector
IAPs work with the highest-risk people of probation and are a vital element in public protection arrangements.
Effective security is essential for public protection, for people of probation management, and for the safety of staff and residents. They offer a level of contact, support and supervision that exists nowhere else in the probation service with the aim of protecting the public by reducing the likelihood of re-offending.
These premises provide enhanced supervision through 24-hour a day staffing, night-time curfews, compliance with consistently enforced rules and a programme of supervision, support and monitoring, which addresses offending behaviour and the reduction of risk.
Residents are seen daily, and staff become involved in the residents’ lives to a high degree; giving advice, offering support, exercising control and supervision and liaising with the rest of the service and a wide range of agencies.
The capacity to engage directly with a wide range of Criminal Justice stakeholders – Courts, Probation, Prisons, Police – is therefore essential. This intensive level of contact is what enables IAP staff to be aware of residents’ actions and changes in their behaviour in a way that no other intervention can and allows a high level of monitoring of residents’ well-being.
There are two key elements to the provision of an IAP:
The first element is the provision and maintenance of a ‘fit for purpose’ residential unit which, will require the relevant licenses to operate as such;
The second element is the delivery of the 24-hour support service.
Further information on APs can be found under PSI 32/2014 located here: www.gov.uk/guidance/probation-i… ↗
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Accommodation: 30%
- Service Delivery: 45%
- Mobilisation: 15%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Accommodation: 30
- Service Delivery: 45
- Mobilisation: 15
- Social Value: 10
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- Suitability
Selection Criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Oct 2023, 17:03 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Dec 2025, 16:22 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Apr 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078627- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040b8aFind a Tender
- Performance terms
Information on expected performance conditions is provided within the procurement documents
- Review procedure
Ministry of Justice will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day Standstill Period following electronic notification (minimum of 15 calendar days for any other means of communication) to unsuccessful applicants of the award decision.
Appeals and challenges should be communicated through the Ministry of Justice eSourcing portal.
Publisher note: Bidders should note that the Procurement relates to services that fall under the ‘Light Touch Regime’ of the Regulations, regulations 74 to 77. The Authority is managing this Procurement in accordance with its general obligations and specifically as they apply to the Light Touch Regime. The Contracting Authority is following a process similar to the Open Procedure set out in the Regulations. No statements, acts or omissions of the Authority in connection with this Procurement should be taken as indicating that the Authority intends to be bound by the provisions of the Regulations to any greater extent than applies by law. 1. REGISTRATION The Ministry of Justice will be performing events through its e-Sourcing Portal. The eSourcing Portal is an online application that allows all potential suppliers to create and submit their responses via the internet rather than in paper form. 2. TRANSPARENCY HM Government requires that tender documentation issued by Government departments for contracts with a value exceeding £10,000 over the life of the contract are published online [https://www.contractfinder.businesslink,gov.uk] for the general public. The resulting contract shall also be published. The Ministry of Justice may use its discretion to redact information to protect key commercial interests or on prescribed grounds. Therefore, bidders who wish information not to be published if successful should secure agreement with the Ministry of Justice prior to submission. Only documentation relating to awarded contracts will be published. Key commercial interests would be trade secrets and commercial interests which would be prejudiced by publication, following the tests in section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/information-access-rights/foi/foi-s43-exemptions.pdf The prescribed grounds for redaction are: (a) national security (b) personal data (c) information protected by intellectual property law; (d) information which it is not in the public interest to disclose (following the tests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000) (e) third party confidential information (f) IT security; or (g) prevention of fraud 3. GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLASSIFICATION From 2nd April 2014 the Government introduced its new Government Security Classifications (GSC) classification scheme to replace the current Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect of this is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All potential suppliers should make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this Requirement. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the new GSC: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 12 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
Timeline
1 Dec 2023 → 1 Dec 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected1 Dec 2023
- Submission deadline12 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened12 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published319 days ago1 Dec 2025, 16:22 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 11 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Feb 2024- Published value updated to £26,790,00019 Feb 2024, 16:14 GMTwas £70,500,000
- Status changed to active19 Feb 2024, 16:14 GMT
- Procurement method changed19 Feb 2024, 16:14 GMT
- Deadline published: 12 Apr 2024, 17:00 BST19 Feb 2024, 16:14 GMT
- Status changed to complete1 Sept 2025, 18:42 BST
Published amendments (5 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.4 | The MoJ intends to run a competition in December 2023 for IAPs located in both London and the North West, with contracts starting on 1 April 2026. | The MoJ intends to run a competition in February 2024 for IAPs located in both London and the North West, with contracts starting on 1 April 2026. | |
| — | DateII.3 | 1 Dec 2023 | 5 Feb 2024 | +66 d |
| — | TextParagraph 9 · II.1.4 | The 1st April 2025 will be the earliest start date of the Contract and is subject to the fulfilment of any applicable conditions precedent. | The earliest Contract Start Date will be from May 2025 subject to the fulfilment of any applicable conditions precedent. | |
| — | Contract periodII.2.7 | 1 Apr 2025 | 20 May 2025 | +49 d |
| — | TextII.1.4 | — | The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) as the contracting authority intends to commission contracts to provide Independent Approved Premise (IAP) across 2 regions: London and the North West (the North West includes both North West and Greater Manchester probation regions). Where the ITT refers to the North West Probation Region, this should be read as including the North West and Greater Manchester regions… | |
| — | TextIv.2.2 | Date 12 April 2024 | Date 17 April 2024 | |
| — | TextAdelaide House - Independent Approved Premises · Section two II.1.1) | 6397139 | Adelaide House - Independent Approved Premises |
5 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (11)
- 2025-09: 2 releases · 1 Sept 2025, 5 Sept 2025
- 2024-04: 1 release · 11 Apr 2024
- 2024-02: 3 releases · 19 Feb 2024, 28 Feb 2024
- 2023-12: 1 release · 8 Dec 2023
- 2023-10: 1 release · 12 Oct 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · North West Region4 awards | |||
| The Liverpool Church of England Council for Social Aid (Incorporated)SMEAdelaide House- Independent Approved Premises | — | — | Awarded |
| Hestia Housing and SupportSME | — | — | Awarded |
| Penrose OptionsSME | — | — | Awarded |
| Penrose OptionsSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 078627-2025-1 · Penrose OptionsSME
- Signed
- 1 Dec 2025
- Value
- £8,389,725
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
Contract 066510-2025-1 · Penrose OptionsSME
- Signed
- 17 Oct 2025
- Value
- £8,280,557
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
Contract 054252-2025-1 · Hestia Housing and SupportSME
- Signed
- 5 Sept 2025
- Value
- £7,948,274
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
Adelaide House- Independent Approved Premises · The Liverpool Church of England Council for Social Aid (Incorporated)SME
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2025
- Value
- £6,397,139
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · North West Region | 3bids | — | — | — |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £500,000 – £10,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- HM Prison & Probation ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice- Hestia Housing and SupportAwarded supplier
- Penrose OptionsAwarded supplier
- Penrose OptionsAwarded supplier
- The Liverpool Church of England Council for Social Aid (Incorporated)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria