Official UK procurement notice
HMP Berwyn Learning & Skills Provision
Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is tendered the Learning and Skills provision for HMP Berwyn, Wrexham, North Wales.
The Learning and Skills provision is to deliver a minimum of 488 and a maximum of 609 Learning and Skills activity places per day across 21 classrooms and 3 vocational workshops and embedded across the prison.
CPV: Adult and other education services · Education and training services · Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Learning and Skills provision is to deliver a minimum of 488 and a maximum of 609…AwardedPublished value£33,000,000
The Learning and Skills provision is to deliver a minimum of 488 and a maximum of 609 Learning and Skills activity places per day across 21 classrooms and 3 vocational workshops and embedded across the prison.
he Authority's key objectives for the Contract are to:
- Allow for the delivery of a ‘Whole Prison Approach’ to ensure the service provided is joined-up, streamlined and supports the integration of the industries, custody, education and health services;
- Provide prisoners with employability skills which better prepare them for employment and thereby contribute to the rehabilitative culture of HMP Berwyn and support the reduction of re-offending;
- Deliver high quality learning and the vision for the prison;
- Embed Learning and Skills within the prison through a delivery model that is engaging and motivational and removes barriers to learning.
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).
- Price
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive dialogue
- 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
- 25 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2023, 14:57 BST
- Authority reference
prj_8056- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021847- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031b85Find a Tender
- Performance terms
Contract performance conditions as stated in the procurement documents.
Publisher note: Procurement procedure: This requirement has been classified as being subject to the Light Touch Regime under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Under the Light Touch Regime, the Authority is not obliged to observe the full requirements of the Regulations, including the detailed rules and timescales applicable to the procurement procedures covered by the Regulations. Consequently, this procurement is being run in accordance with the Light Touch Regime as a bespoke procurement process following an SQ stage, Dialogue Stage (not evaluated) and ITT Stage. The Authority is not bound by the rules for competitive dialogues set out in Regulation 30. This is irrespective of the use of this standard notice (the Authority is unable to use the Light Touch Regime notice for technical compatibility reasons). The Authority will comply with its equal treatment, transparency, non-discrimination and proportionality obligations throughout the procurement. The eSourcing Portal and procurement documents: The Authority is using the Jaggaer electronic eSourcing Portal (formerly Bravo) for the procurement. The ITP, which is comprised of a number of volumes, is available only in electronic format via the eSourcing Portal. Bidders must register the names of all contacts requiring access to the sourcing event and should submit queries via the eSourcing Portal. Award of contract: The Authority is not committed to any course of action as a result of this Contract Notice. It is not liable for any costs incurred in respect of expressing an interest, participating in dialogue or in tendering for this opportunity. The Authority reserves the right to abandon or terminate the procurement and not to award a contract at its own discretion. Nothing in this Contract Notice shall generate any contractual obligations prior to the signature of a Contract. Important notice: This Contract Notice must be read in full together with the procurement documents being released at this stage of the procurement. Bidders are reminded that participation in this procurement will be subject to the conditions of participation set out in the procurement documents and the eSourcing Portal. Transparency: HM Government requires that tender documentation issued by government departments for contracts exceeding 10 000 GBP over the life of the contract are published online (www.gov.uk/contracts-finder) for the general public. The resulting contract shall also be published. The Authority may use its discretion to redact information to protect key commercial interest or on prescribed grounds. Therefore potential providers who wish information not to be published, if successful, should secure agreements with the Authority prior to submission. These could cover key commercial interest, trade secrets and commercial interests which would be prejudiced by publication, all following the test in section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/1178/commercial-interests-section-43-foia-guidance.pdf). Only documentation related to the award will be published. The prescribed grounds for redaction are: (a) national security; (b) personal data; (c) information protected by intellectual property rights; (d) information which is not in the public interest to disclose (following tests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000); (e) third party confidential information; (f) IT security; and (g) Prevention of fraud. Freedom of information (FOI): The Freedom of Information Act came fully into force in 2005. If any organisation considers that any information supplied by them is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivities specified. In such cases the relevant material will in response to FOI requests be examined in the light of exemptions provided for in the Act.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
23 Feb 2022 → 5 Oct 2023 · 5 dates- Next notice expected23 Feb 2022
- Submission deadline28 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected9 Nov 2022
- Notice published27 Jul 2023, 14:57 BST
- Contract starts5 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Sept 2022- Published value updated to £33,000,0005 Sept 2022, 16:11 BSTwas £28,000,000
- Status changed to active5 Sept 2022, 16:11 BST
- Procurement method changed5 Sept 2022, 16:11 BST
- Deadline published: 28 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST5 Sept 2022, 16:11 BST
- Buyer details updated5 Sept 2022, 16:11 BST
- Status changed to complete27 Jul 2023, 14:57 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novus CambriaSMELearning & Skills Provision to HMP Berwyn | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Learning & Skills Provision to HMP Berwyn · Novus CambriaSME
- Signed
- 18 Jul 2023
- Value
- £28,023,782
- Period
- … – 4 Oct 2027
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of England and Wales, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Novus CambriaAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria