SEE Region IAP PIN · UK public procurement notice

The service required;

There are two key elements to the provision of an IAP and the MoJ are looking for an organisation who can deliver both elements;

• The first element is the provision 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.

IAPs work with the highest-risk offenders and are a vital element in public protection arrangements. Effective security is essential for public protection, for offender management, and for the safety of staff and residents alike. 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.

Security arrangements need to be designed around the fact that they are, at heart, a community

setting, rather than a custodial one. At certain times of the day all residents will be in the building; at

others some may be free to go out into the community, while others may be under restrictions. Security

therefore needs to be flexible in both design and operation. Residents’ presence, behaviour and wellbeing

within the AP are monitored through staff interaction, security tours, room checks and CCTV.

The building should include designated group work rooms for undertaking employment, housing and training interventions, treatment rooms for work with drug and alcohol users and quiet rooms. Communal areas would normally include a pool room and television area. In house catering can be provided to offer 3 meals daily or facilities can be available by which residents can self-cater.

The supplier of this service will need to accept all residents referred to it, the intention of this service is that it is available to house the most complex, high-risk cases.

The people in this service;

Cohort characteristics:

• High risk/very high risk of harm
• Diverse offence typology – including residents who have committed sex and arson offences.
• Complex need – including presenting physical and mental health issues, learning

difficulties and personality disorders.

Referral routes for service cohort:

• Direct from custody
• As part of restrictive community sentences
• Secure facility /hospital discharges – including step down forensic services
• Referral route at any point during statutory supervision

Accommodation;

To bid for this service a provider will be required to provide/have sole access to a suitable property that meets the requirements set out in the AP technical design guide.

The provider will also need to have applied for or hold the appropriate Class C2(a) planning permission in order to be operational by April 2022.

The property should be in the South East and should be able to accommodate between 15 and 35 residents. The MoJ are looking for up to 68 bed spaces across the region for male POP and 9 for female POP and may wish to commission more than one IAP.