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Women's Services in North Wales DA

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

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02 Sep 2022 at 16:52

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Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Justice in London, England, awarded a contract for Women's Services in North Wales. The contract, valued at £432,224.91, falls under the 'Probation services' category. The procurement method was selective, calling off from a framework agreement. The tender period ended on January 11, 2021, with a contract period starting on June 26, 2021, and ending on June 25, 2023. The buyer, Ministry of Justice, aimed to address competition failures in several areas, making direct awards under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 due to unforeseeable events and conditions of extreme urgency.

This contract opportunity for Women's Services can benefit SMEs and VCSEs interested in providing services in the specified regions. Businesses willing to cater to Personal Wellbeing and Women's Services sectors in Wales should consider this opportunity. The Ministry of Justice sought suppliers capable of mobilising quickly and delivering under urgent conditions. The contract aims to support service commencement by 26 June 2021, providing a significant growth opportunity for suitable businesses looking to expand their presence in the probation services sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Women's Services in North Wales DA

Notice Description

Negotiated without a prior call for competition. No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure. Justification: The Authority considers the award of the contracts without prior publication of a contract notice is permitted by Regulation 32(2)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 on the basis that no and/or no compliant tenders were received in the 17 call-off competitions run under the DF. No bids were received in the following call-off competitions: seven Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) areas for Personal Wellbeing (PWB) contracts; seven for Women's Services contracts; and two PCC areas for Young Adults in Wales. No compliant tenders were received for one call-off competition for a Women's Services contract. Section VI.3 of the Contract Notice for the DF published on 15 June 2020 (see IV.2.1) gave notice that the Authority could directly award a call-off contract pursuant to Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 where there is a call-off competition failure. Accordingly, after due consideration, the Authority has decided to make direct awards in each of these areas pursuant to Regulation 32(2)(a) on grounds of competition failure. Further, the Authority relies on Regulation 32(2)(c). The Authority undertook extensive market engagement in the design of the DF and engaged with tenderers answering clarification questions after the call-off competitions were launched. Suppliers had indicated via the Dynamic Framework that they would be willing to deliver services in the PCC areas with failed bids. There was no indication that one or more competitions would fail and such failures therefore constitute unforeseeable events. These failures have brought about conditions of extreme urgency as there is insufficient time to comply with the relevant time limits to re-run these competitions and to enable successful tenderers to mobilise in time for service commencement on 26 June 2021, by reason whereof, direct awards are necessary. The Authority intends to make the contract awards no later than 04 May 2021 to allow sufficient time to mobilise the contracts by 26 June 2021.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-35594a95-d290-45af-9601-96a947e1a88d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51bcf656-22fa-48d7-915a-3c2c3e8b2795
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75231240 - Probation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£432,224 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£432,224 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
11 Jan 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 May 20214 years ago
Contract Period
25 Jun 2021 - 25 Jun 2023 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 9AJ
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLL Wales
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PSS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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