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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-006583/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Services

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Justice
Postal address: 102 Petty France
Town: London
Postal code: SW1H 9AJ
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 02033343555
Email: Kit.Henderson@justice.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/procurement

I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.5) Main activity
Other activity: Prisoner Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: HMP Academies

Reference number: Prj_9130
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 80500000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description: The Authority is looking for suppliers to join a framework for HMP Academies.
The Employability Innovation Fund was announced in the Prisons Strategy White Paper to “enable Governors to work with more employers and training providers to repurpose workshops, deliver sector specific skills training to meet the changing needs of the economy and smooth the path from prison to employment”
As a result, His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) is now seeking to develop its academy delivery model within prison work and learning environments and is seeking to do so in partnership with more employers to deliver sector specific skills training to meet the changing needs of the economy and smooth the path from prison to employment.
We know that having a job to go to on release from prison can significantly reduce the chance of reoffending and employers can benefit from securing committed and skilled people to fill gaps in the UK economy.
HMP Academies are workspaces hosted by employers that have a clear emphasis on providing specialist vocational training and offer the prisoners participating in them significant skills development and employment opportunities that can significantly impact reducing re-offending rates. Whilst there are a small number already established in prisons, we want to do much more.
To achieve this, we are seeking to procure additional HMP Academies hosted by employers by engaging with a diverse range of businesses from across all sectors that can offer prisoners a second chance
HMP Academies are separate to the Future Skills Programme (FSP) (procurement to commence March 2023) and Prisoner Education Service (PES) programme for which some suppliers may have already registered for market engagement. These programmes are separate but form part of our overarching ambition to ensure prisoners can access the skills and qualifications they need to get into employment on release.
The PES programme will deliver future Adult Prisoner Education Services (PES) in England. We have commenced Market Warming with a wide range of prospective suppliers, If you have not registered for PES market warming and next steps you can still obtain information register here . We anticipate commencing the Core Education procurement for PES this summer.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 1000000 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45000000, 50000000, 55000000, 71000000, 72000000, 75231200, 77000000, 79634000, 79998000, 80000000, 80500000, 80511000, 80530000, 80531000, 80532000, 80570000, 80590000, 98000000, 98110000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
This Invitation to Tender is to establish a Framework for HMP Academies. Up to 35 suppliers will be onboarded onto this framework. This is a single lot national framework covering England and Wales. We have a provisional list of 17 prisons which will be using this framework and expect further prisons to do so. All prisons in England and Wales (including privately managed prisons) will be eligible to use the framework.
The provisional 17 prisons are:
HMP Cardiff, HMP Durham, HMP Coldingley, HMP Foston Hall, HMP Guys Marsh, HMP Highdown, HMP Leyhill, HMP Lincoln, HMP Liverpool, HMP Low Newton, HMP Bedford, HMP Preston, HMP Stoke Heath, HMP Sudbury, HMP Warren Hill, HMP Wealstun, HMP
Winchester
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 1000000 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options yes
Description of options: optional 24 month extension in addition to the original 48 month duration

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions: Contract performance conditions as stated in the procurement documents.

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:35IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:2022/S 000-025246
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2023-03-31 Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Duration in months:6(from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2023-03-31 Local time: 12:00

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
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. 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 ITT, 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 ().
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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Ministry of Justice
Postal address: 102 Petty France
Town: London
Postal code: SW1H 9AJ
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2023-03-07