Official UK procurement notice
Independent Approved Premises - Phase Two (Probation Service Regions provided in description)
Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Ministry of Justice (MoJ) as the contracting authority intends to commission at least 4 contracts to provide Independent Approved Premise (IAP) across located in the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, Wales, West Midlands, East of England, South West, South Central and Kent Surrey & Sussex Probation Service Regions.
Approved Premises (APs) provide a critical community-based service to accommodate and manage high risk individuals serving community sentences and on release from custody.
Provision of accommodation on release is a key factor in reducing reoffending and supporting transition into the community whilst reducing the need for prison places.
Independent Approved Premises (IAPs) are run by independent contracted organisations.
The Authority will take a two-staged approach to awarding contracts across both Lots.
Tenders will be awarded for individual properties, which must fall within the 15-35 bed spaces range.
In Lot 1, the Authority will award multiple contracts (in order of ranking within that Lot) until 2 properties for Males and 1 property for Females is awarded.
Concurrently, in Lot 2, the Authority will award a single tender for a Female property.
The Authority will then rank the remaining Tenders from both Lots / regions together and award further contracts to the best ranked Tenders up to the Funding Envelope has been used.
The earliest Contract Start Date will be from May 2025 subject to the fulfilment of any applicable conditions precedent. The contract Commencement Date will be 1st April 2026 following a period of mobilisation.
The contract end date will be the 31st March 2030, with the option for the Authority to extend on the same terms for a further period of up to 12 months to 31st March 2031.
CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Probation services · Rehabilitation services · Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · win at most 2 of themLot #1North East and Yorkshire & the Humber Probation RegionsRenewal
North East and Yorkshire & the Humber Probation Regions
Full details provided in the ITT. Additional information: The earliest Contract Start Date will be from May 2025 subject to the fulfilment of any applicable conditions precedent. The contract Commencement Date will be 1st April 2026 following a period of mobilisation.
Lot #2East Midlands, Wales, West Midlands, East of England, South West, South Central and Kent Surrey & Sussex Probation RegionsRenewal
East Midlands, Wales, West Midlands, East of England, South West, South Central and Kent Surrey & Sussex Probation Regions.
Full details provided in ITT. Additional information: The earliest Contract Start Date will be from May 2025 subject to the fulfilment of any applicable conditions precedent. The contract Commencement Date will be 1st April 2026 following a period of mobilisation.
The Contract Commencement date will be 1st April 2026.
What it takes to wini
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).
- Suitability
Selection Criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 14 Jun 2024, 08:39 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jul 2024, 15:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Aug 2024 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-021105- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046fdfFind 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 e-Sourcing 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 e-Sourcing Portal is an online application that allows all potential suppliers to create and submit their responses to any Requests for Information, Requests for Quotes or Requests for Proposals via the internet rather than in paper form (where they have been invited to respond). 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 In addition, if at the time of the Contract Notice there is committed expenditure, this could be separately indicated in the additional information.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST
Timeline
10 Jul 2024 → 7 Aug 2024 · 3 dates- Notice published10 Jul 2024, 15:04 BST
- Submission deadline7 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened7 Aug 2024, 17:00 BST
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextIV.2.2) | Date 7 August 2024 Local time 5:00pm | Date 14 August 2024 Local time 5:00pm |
1 amendment published without a description.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria