Tender

Homicide Services - 2023 - 2027

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

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Tender

11 Mar 2022 at 16:02

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Justice is launching a tender titled "Homicide Services - 2023 - 2027" in the justice services industry. This procurement process is currently at the tender stage, with submissions due by 6th April 2022. The contract, valued at £22,988,000, is set to commence on 1st April 2023 and run until 31st March 2027. The services are aimed at supporting individuals affected by homicide across England and Wales, with a focus on providing emotional and practical assistance. This tender is being conducted under a selective procurement method, specifically a restricted procedure, ensuring compliance with regulations while promoting fairness and transparency.

This opportunity presents significant growth potential for businesses, particularly those specialising in emotional support, advocacy, and community services tailored for victims and witnesses of homicide. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete, as the contracting authority is favourably inclined towards these organisations. Companies able to deliver comprehensive support services and demonstrate a clear understanding of the needs of victims will benefit from this contract, which aims to align with national objectives for victim support and justice accessibility.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Homicide Services - 2023 - 2027

Notice Description

This notice launches the competition for the provision of Homicide Services 2023 - 2027. Homicide Services primary goals are to: Support individuals affected by the Homicide of a loved one, or those who have been an Eyewitness to Homicide, by providing Emotional, Practical, Advocacy, and Peer Support as well as access to other services, tailored according to the individual's needs to help them cope, and as far as possible, recover from the impact; support individuals residing in England and Wales following a Homicide whether committed at home or abroad (in overseas cases, the Service will provide support where the deceased is a British National). This does not include those bereaved by road traffic crime (other than vehicular murder or manslaughter); receive notifications of Homicide cases from all police forces in England and Wales, the FCDO (in cases involving British Nationals in foreign jurisdictions), self-referrals and from third parties such as other support services and local MPs; help deliver the Authority's obligations under the Victims' Code; help achieve the Authority's strategic objective of swift access to justice by improving support for victims; and help the Authority's work to align with the Prime Minister's objective, through the Crime & Justice Task Force, to significantly increase the proportion of victims who receive support when they want it. Additional information: The services being awarded are listed within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) and so pursuant to regulation 74 will be subject to the light regime under which the Authority is not obliged to comply with the full requirements of the PCR. The Authority will conduct an Restricted Procedure and will comply with its obligations of equal treatment, transparency, non-discrimination and proportionality at all times during the procurement. 2. QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT: Details of the objective criteria for selecting those who will be invited to tender and an eventual winning bidder will be set out in the procurement documents. 3. ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT Details of the Authority's approach to Economic and Financial assessment will be set out in the procurement documents. 4 AWARD CRITERIA: The award criteria at ITT will be based on the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT), evaluated on a Price per Quality Point (PQP) basis. Variant bids will not be permitted 5.REGISTRATION: The Authority will be performing events through its e-Sourcing Portal known as Jaggaer. The e-Sourcing Portal is an online application that allows all potential suppliers to create and submit their responses to any SQ and tenders via the internet. Bidders Instructions to express an interest in this tender 1). Login to the Portal with the username/password. 2) Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier). 3) Click on the relevant SQ/ ITT to access the content using the following: Project Code - PRJ_7277 ITT Code - PQQ_282 4). Click the Express Interest button at the top of the page. This will move the SQ/ITT into your My SQ/ITTs page. This is a secure area reserved for your projects only. 5) You can now access any attachments by clicking Buyer Attachments in the PQQ/ITT Details box. Instructions on how to submit a tender will be provided.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2bc2dae6-fd30-44b2-acaa-a9d0ebc27102
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75230000 - Justice services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£22,988,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Mar 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Apr 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2027 4-5 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
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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
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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