Official UK procurement notice
Supervision of Forensic Psychologists in Training
Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHM Prisons and Probation Service, as part of the justice system, plays a crucial role in society. HMPPS protects the public, maintains safe and secure prisons and reduces the risk that people will reoffend. We work together to help people to live law abiding and positive lives.
HMPPS delivers the government's vision and investment to make prisons places of safety and reform and to ensure probation services support the rehabilitation of offenders while protecting the public.We provide safe and supportive environments, where people work through the reasons that caused them to offend and prepare for a more positive future.
The Psychology Services Group (PSG) provides evidence-based, psychological, and therapeutic services to support people in custody and on probation aimed at reducing their risk of harm and reoffending. It is one of the largest training organisations for Forensic Psychologists.
Staff provide a HMPPS-wide specialist service and defensible evidence to support decision-making and influence operational policy at a National, Regional, and local level.
Psychological services are largely broken down into assessment, intervention, training, research/projects, and consultancy advice and support.
This specific requirement is for the services of suitably qualified and experienced Registered Forensic Psychologists (with at least 2 years post qualification experience) to provide Supervision to Forensic Psychologists in Training. Services will be required on both a regular and ad-hoc basis to support work usually undertaken by HMPPS staff.
There are two aspects to supervision in the context of Forensic Psychologists in Training;
- Co-ordinating Supervisor / Clinical Supervisor (CS) - Guidance and Development of individual trainees throughout their qualification.
- Additional Supervisor/ Designated Supervisor - Supervision of Individual pieces of work or projects as required.
HMPPS require the ability to procure services to support the internal capacity to deliver. These will vary over time in volume and frequency and the Authority has established a Framework for delivery of this service. There are no guaranteed volumes for the services required.
Supervision of Forensic Psychologists in Training can be conducted remotely for the majority of the cases. There may be occasions where in-person supervision may be required.
All Supervision Services commissioned by HMPPS PSG must meet the required Quality Standards and registration requirements set by the process relevant to the type of Supervision or Qualification route (e.g. Qualification guidance, internal guidance documents). A key part of the service involves supervising psychological risk assessments to assist Parole Board decision making, so competency in this area will be required.
- No preliminary market engagement: A preliminary market engagement notice was not published because the preliminary market engagement was undertaken prior to the Procurement Act 2023 coming into force. Details of the preliminary market engagement were published in a Prior Information Notice (Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-034696).
CPV: Specialist training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 4 suppliers · 4 bids received (1.0 per place) · 4 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 2 yrs 8 mo · up to 4 yrs 8 mo from 1 Aug 2025
Published description of the framework
Rate card pricing was established at the initial tender stage and remains fixed for the duration of the framework unless otherwise specified.
These rates form the basis for all call-off contracts and ensure consistency and comparability across suppliers.
Contract Award Process
Call-off contracts under this framework are awarded using a “taxi rank” system.
This means suppliers are ranked in order based on their original tender evaluation scores.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,626,400
- Economic & financial standing
Financial:
In line with the 'Assessing and monitoring economic and financial standing (EFS) guidance note’, the Authority will use a financial analysis and risk assessment from a credit score agency for this procurement and set a threshold for material risk.
Where a bidder falls below the thresholds set, this will not constitute a fail or exclusion from the procurement. However, in this instance, a more detailed assessment, including ratio analysis, may be undertaken. This may result in further clarification or mitigation being required.
Commitment to obtain the following levels of insurance by commencement of the Framework Agreement:
a. Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance= £5million
b. Public Liability Insurance = £5million
c. Professional Indemnity Insurance = £1million
Legal:
The human and technical resources to perform the contract to ensure compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.
- Technical & professional ability
N/A
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).
- Evaluation Price: Evaluation Price will be calculated using the price provided by bidders within the Commercial Envelope.
- Overall Technical Score: Overall technical score will be determined by the sum of the weighted scores for the following Technical questions (question weighting in brackets): Service Delivery (30%) Quality Assurance (25%) Recruitment and Onboarding (20%) Contract Performance and Management (15%) Social Value (10%)
- Economic & financial standing
Financial:
In line with the 'Assessing and monitoring economic and financial standing (EFS) guidance note’, the Authority will use a financial analysis and risk assessment from a credit score agency for this procurement and set a threshold for material risk.
Where a bidder falls below the thresholds set, this will not constitute a fail or exclusion from the procurement. However, in this instance, a more detailed assessment, including ratio analysis, may be undertaken. This may result in further clarification or mitigation being required.
Commitment to obtain the following levels of insurance by commencement of the Framework Agreement:
a. Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance= £5million
b. Public Liability Insurance = £5million
c. Professional Indemnity Insurance = £1million
Legal:
The human and technical resources to perform the contract to ensure compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and to ensure the protection of the rights of data subjects.
- Technical & professional ability
N/A
- “Supervision of Forensic Psychologists in Training” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Mar 2025, 14:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 Aug 2025, 11:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
prj_14633- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-017700- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f989Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 30 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 20 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
27 Mar 2025 → 1 Aug 2025 · 10 dates- Planning notice published27 Mar 2025, 14:01 GMT
- Next notice expected28 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published29 Apr 2025, 15:33 BST
- Clarification questions by20 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown30 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent2 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends17 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published1 Aug 2025, 11:21 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2025- Planned procurement notice published27 Mar 2025, 14:01 GMTUK3
- Tender notice published29 Apr 2025, 15:33 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active29 Apr 2025, 15:33 BST
- Contract award notice published7 Jul 2025, 15:39 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Jul 2025, 15:39 BST
- Contract signature expected18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Aug 2025, 11:21 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-03: 1 release · 27 Mar 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£656,600 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 4 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 4 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forensic Psychology Consultants LtdSMEFramework Agreement for the provision of Supervision of Forensic Psychologists in Training1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030Extensions: The Authority may extend the Framework Agreement for up to 2 years following the initial Expiry Date, through two optional Extension Periods up to 12 months each. An Extension Period is exercised where the Authority gives the Supplier no less than 3 Months' written notice before the Framework Agreement expires. · Options: Volumes will be reassessed by the Authority throughout the lifetime of the contract. An increase in volumes may result in additional purchases for the services. | ceiling above | 2 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
| Psychological Services UK Ltd, The Forensic Psychologist Service South (Ltd)SMEFramework Agreement for the provision of Supervision of Forensic Psychologists in Training1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030Extensions: The Authority may extend the Framework Agreement for up to 2 years following the initial Expiry Date, through two optional Extension Periods up to 12 months each. An Extension Period is exercised where the Authority gives the Supplier no less than 3 Months' written notice before the Framework Agreement expires. · Options: Volumes will be reassessed by the Authority throughout the lifetime of the contract. An increase in volumes may result in additional purchases for the services. | ceiling above | 2 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
| REMIX PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES LTDFramework Agreement for the provision of Supervision of Forensic Psychologists in Training1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030Extensions: The Authority may extend the Framework Agreement for up to 2 years following the initial Expiry Date, through two optional Extension Periods up to 12 months each. An Extension Period is exercised where the Authority gives the Supplier no less than 3 Months' written notice before the Framework Agreement expires. · Options: Volumes will be reassessed by the Authority throughout the lifetime of the contract. An increase in volumes may result in additional purchases for the services. | ceiling above | 2 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
| Psychological Services UK Ltd, The Forensic Psychologist Service South (Ltd)SMEFramework Agreement for the provision of Supervision of Forensic Psychologists in Training1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030Extensions: The Authority may extend the Framework Agreement for up to 2 years following the initial Expiry Date, through two optional Extension Periods up to 12 months each. An Extension Period is exercised where the Authority gives the Supplier no less than 3 Months' written notice before the Framework Agreement expires. · Options: Volumes will be reassessed by the Authority throughout the lifetime of the contract. An increase in volumes may result in additional purchases for the services. | ceiling above | 2 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £656,600, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 2 · Psychological Services UK Ltd, The Forensic Psychologist Service South (Ltd)SME
- Signed
- 25 Jul 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Authority may extend the Framework Agreement for up to 2 years following the initial Expiry Date, through two optional Extension Periods up to 12 months each. An Extension Period is exercised where the Authority gives the Supplier no less than 3 Months' written notice before the Framework Agreement expires.
2 agreed KPIs: Completion on time of Supervision Progress Records · Quality of Supervision
- Completion on time of Supervision Progress Records, % of Supervision Progress records relating to both Co-Ordinating and Designated/Additional Supervision, provided to the Authority by the AGREED Deadline in the month The calculation will be applied as follows; The number of Supervision Progress Records relating to both Co-Ordinating and Designated/Additional Supervision provided by their AGREED deadline in the month, divided by the total number of Supervision Progress Records due in the month x 100.
- Quality of Supervision, % of Supervision Progress records relating to both Co-ordinating and Designated/Additional Supervision tasks which have received a QA result in the month, received a "pass" result. The calculation will be applied as follows; The number of Supervision Progress Records relating to both Co-Ordinating and Designated/Additional Supervision QA "pass" results divided by total number of QA results x 100.
Contract 3 · REMIX PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES LTD
- Signed
- 25 Jul 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Authority may extend the Framework Agreement for up to 2 years following the initial Expiry Date, through two optional Extension Periods up to 12 months each. An Extension Period is exercised where the Authority gives the Supplier no less than 3 Months' written notice before the Framework Agreement expires.
2 agreed KPIs: Completion on time of Supervision Progress Records · Quality of Supervision
- Completion on time of Supervision Progress Records, % of Supervision Progress records relating to both Co-Ordinating and Designated/Additional Supervision, provided to the Authority by the AGREED Deadline in the month The calculation will be applied as follows; The number of Supervision Progress Records relating to both Co-Ordinating and Designated/Additional Supervision provided by their AGREED deadline in the month, divided by the total number of Supervision Progress Records due in the month x 100.
- Quality of Supervision, % of Supervision Progress records relating to both Co-ordinating and Designated/Additional Supervision tasks which have received a QA result in the month, received a "pass" result. The calculation will be applied as follows; The number of Supervision Progress Records relating to both Co-Ordinating and Designated/Additional Supervision QA "pass" results divided by total number of QA results x 100.
Contract 1 · Forensic Psychology Consultants LtdSME
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Authority may extend the Framework Agreement for up to 2 years following the initial Expiry Date, through two optional Extension Periods up to 12 months each. An Extension Period is exercised where the Authority gives the Supplier no less than 3 Months' written notice before the Framework Agreement expires.
2 agreed KPIs: Completion on time of Supervision Progress Records · Quality of Supervision
- Completion on time of Supervision Progress Records, % of Supervision Progress records relating to both Co-Ordinating and Designated/Additional Supervision, provided to the Authority by the AGREED Deadline in the month The calculation will be applied as follows; The number of Supervision Progress Records relating to both Co-Ordinating and Designated/Additional Supervision provided by their AGREED deadline in the month, divided by the total number of Supervision Progress Records due in the month x 100
- Quality of Supervision, % of Supervision Progress records relating to both Co-ordinating and Designated/Additional Supervision tasks which have received a QA result in the month, received a "pass" result. The calculation will be applied as follows; The number of Supervision Progress Records relating to both Co-Ordinating and Designated/Additional Supervision QA "pass" results divided by total number of QA results x 100
Contract 4 · Psychological Services UK Ltd, The Forensic Psychologist Service South (Ltd)SME
- Signed
- 24 Jul 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Authority may extend the Framework Agreement for up to 2 years following the initial Expiry Date, through two optional Extension Periods up to 12 months each. An Extension Period is exercised where the Authority gives the Supplier no less than 3 Months' written notice before the Framework Agreement expires.
2 agreed KPIs: Completion on time of Supervision Progress Records · Quality of Supervision
- Completion on time of Supervision Progress Records, % of Supervision Progress records relating to both Co-Ordinating and Designated/Additional Supervision, provided to the Authority by the AGREED Deadline in the month The calculation will be applied as follows; The number of Supervision Progress Records relating to both Co-Ordinating and Designated/Additional Supervision provided by their AGREED deadline in the month, divided by the total number of Supervision Progress Records due in the month x 100.
- Quality of Supervision, % of Supervision Progress records relating to both Co-ordinating and Designated/Additional Supervision tasks which have received a QA result in the month, received a "pass" result. The calculation will be applied as follows; The number of Supervision Progress Records relating to both Co-Ordinating and Designated/Additional Supervision QA "pass" results divided by total number of QA results x 100.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- Forensic Psychology Consultants LtdFramework contractor
- Psychological Services UK LtdFramework contractor
- Remix Psychological ServicesFramework contractor
- The Forensic Psychologist Service South (Ltd)Framework contractor
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