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Women's Services in Cumbria DA

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

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02 Sep 2022 at 16:20

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Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Justice has awarded a contract for Women's Services in Cumbria DA with a total value of £319,434.70. The procurement method was selective, and it involved calling off from a framework agreement. The procurement process was completed on 21st May 2021, with a tender period end date of 11th January 2021. The contract period starts on 26th June 2021 and ends on 25th June 2023. The procurement falls under the main procurement category of services within the probation services industry, with the buying organisation located in London, England.

This tender for Women's Services in Cumbria DA offers opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs to provide services in the North West region of the United Kingdom. Businesses specializing in probation services would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The Ministry of Justice, as the contracting authority, awarded the contract to Women's Community Matters, a large-scale supplier located in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. The direct award decision was made due to competition failure and extreme urgency, leading to the need for swift service mobilisation by 26th June 2021.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Women's Services in Cumbria 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-b5fd17-72bf3e8e-9aa1-4a1a-aa72-7a137a7bb9b7
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/413526e5-7554-4308-85ed-1ae7ce5a5204
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
£319,434 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£319,434 £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
Not specified
Contact Email
probationdynamicframework@justice.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WOMEN'S COMMUNITY MATTERS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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