Notice Information
Notice Title
Community Justice Learning
Notice Description
This procurement is subject to the 'Light Touch Regime' and, the procurement will therefore be governed by Section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Nothing should be inferred from the fact that a full contract notice has been published or that reference is made to the Open Procedure. The Authority invites you to take part in this procurement for the development, accreditation, delivery, and award of the level 6 degree honours/graduate diploma known as "the Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP)". The qualification is undertaken by all trainee Probation Officers (Learners) employed by the National Probation Service (NPS) across England and Wales. NPS is increasing trainee recruitment (from c.600 to 1200-1500 annually) in order to qualify probation officers at the scale and pace needed to match the Criminal Justice System demand. The course is to be delivered via a blended model that is majority distance learning. The opportunity comprises initial learning delivery to the current curriculum framework "Continuity Services", the concurrent design of a new curriculum framework "Design Services" and learning delivery to subsequent cohorts under the new framework "Next Generation Services". One Contractor appointed under Lots 1-6 will also be appointed through Lot 7 as the Lead Designer for the design of the new framework. With the exception of where the Contractor is performing the role of Lead Designer, the Contractors appointed under Lots 1 - 6 will perform the role of Supporting Designers. The Lead Designer and Supporting Designers will work in partnership with the Authority to design the next generation curriculum. The qualification will continue to be level 6 in line with the agenda to professionalise the probation workforce. This is therefore a unique opportunity to shape capability within the future probation services workforce under a unified model. Contractors will qualify Learners joining the NPS during 3 academic years, with an option to extend to cover those learners joining in a fourth academic year from October 2021. academic year . Up to 4 cohorts will be admitted in each academic year on a quarterly basis and there will be a run off period following the final intake in 2024 (or 2025 if contracts are extended) to enable the cohorts to qualify. During the lifetime of the contract there may be related work (e.g. specific short term items of academic research; mapping of qualifications; or support to develop curriculum in response to changes in practice or legislation) that the contractor may have the opportunity to deliver. Lots are available to deliver learning within 6 Geographical Areas, coterminous with the twelve newly formed NPS Probation Regions, as further described in the ITT. Additional information: The Authority is using its electronic procurement portal, for this procurement. Documents are available only in electronic form, located at https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk (the "eSourcing tool"). To gain access to the sourcing event on Bravo, Bidders must register the names of all contacts requiring access to the sourcing event. The Authority will only communicate with Bidders via the eSourcing tool.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-83ec57c0-b109-4b2e-a9d1-bce6373eb63c
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c34514d-8dff-45a2-b850-024be61fcdce
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
75231240 - Probation services
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80000000 - Education and training services
80510000 - Specialist training services
80532000 - Management training services
80570000 - Personal development training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £38,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Jan 20215 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Feb 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Sep 2020Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 5 Jul 2021 - 7 Jul 2028 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF JUSTICE.
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c34514d-8dff-45a2-b850-024be61fcdce
4th January 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d6eff42c-98cf-4c39-8c78-9e4a31dafbe5
30th June 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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