Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Probation Services Dynamic Framework - Ex-Armed Services Personnel Engagement Service
Reference number: ITT 6144
II.1.2)Main CPV code75231240 Probation services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
This Contract Award Notice details the award of a call-off competition conducted by the Authority via the Ministry of Justice's Probation Service Dynamic Framework (PSDF). The Probation Service sought a provider to deliver a strength based, inclusive engagement’ service for People on Probation who identify as Ex-Armed Services Personnel (ex-ASP), in order to improve the relationships with London probation, at an individual and organisational level. The service shall incorporate a whole system approach throughout the sentencing of the individual, commencing from the pre-sentence report stage, to support People on Probation in living a safe and offence-free life in an environment which recognises their needs.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 180 000.00 GBP
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: UKI London
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The Provider is expected to deliver interventions to people on probation to meet the specific needs for ex-ASP and achieve key outcomes to include to include, but not limited to one or more or the following the service shall include but not limited to the following: 1) To improve outcomes for People on Probation who identify as ex-ASP by utilising all relevant pathways to reduce re-offending. This may include signposting to the CRS services and her ex-ASP-specialist services, where appropriate, to meet the needs of the PoP, 2)engage and provide a wrap around support/mentoring service around Pre-sentence engagement and courts,Community orders and licences, 3)deliver support and awareness raising to all operational staff to improve the confidence of Probation Practitioners when engaging with People on Probation who identify as ex-ASP.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Service Continuity / Weighting: 5%
Quality criterion - Name: Understanding of Ex-ASP Individuals / Weighting: 25%
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery: Delivery Model / Weighting: 35%
Quality criterion - Name: Service Delivery: Collaboration / Weighting: 25%
Quality criterion - Name: Implementation / Weighting: 10%
Quality criterion - Name: Mandatory Declarations / Weighting: Pass/Fail
Price - Weighting: 0
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: yes
Description of options:
The Authority set a Fixed Price and the procurement assessed quality questions only, using the HCQ methodology. - The Authority reserved the right to exclude tenders that did not achieve a total quality score of 60 percent.
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Full procurement documents are published on the Authority's esourcing portal (including spec/criteria). The contract is for a period of 24 months with the option to extend for a further 12 months.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureRestricted procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure IV.2.8)Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system
IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Title:
Ex-Armed Services Personnel Engagement Service
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:07/07/2022
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: NACRO
Postal address: Walkden House, 16-17 Devonshire Square
Town: London
NUTS code: UKI London
Postal code: EC2M 4SQ
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Total value of the contract/lot: 180 000.00 GBP
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: High Court
Town: London
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation proceduresOfficial name: High Court
Town: London
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Please see; https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/procurement.
A copy of all complaints should be sent to the Commercial and Contract Management Directorate (CCMD) Compliance team commercialcompliance@justice.gov.uk and ProbationDynamicFramework@justice.gov.uk
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VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:14/07/2022