Planning

Residential Women's Centre in Wales

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE.

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Planning

30 Jun 2020 at 08:24

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Justice is initiating a procurement process for the "Residential Women's Centre in Wales," aimed at providing robust rehabilitation support for women in the community. This tender falls under the probation services category and is located in Wales, United Kingdom. Currently, it is in the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for 31 December 2020. This early engagement notice invites interested parties to contribute to the development of a trauma-informed residential facility, focusing on supporting women with complex needs as an alternative to short custodial sentences.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those experienced in rehabilitative services, trauma-informed care, and support for vulnerable populations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to compete, especially those with a strong emphasis on fostering community connections and promoting pro-social identities. Businesses looking to innovate in service delivery for women's rehabilitation and those familiar with community-based support models are encouraged to engage with the Ministry of Justice during this early engagement phase.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Residential Women's Centre in Wales

Notice Description

The MoJ's Female Offender's Strategy aims to reduce the number of women serving short custodial sentences and provide more robust sentencing options in the community for women that address the causes of offending and support more effective rehabilitation. The Female Offending Blueprint for Wales similarly seeks to support women to engage with services in the community by exploring a range of options for secure, safe and reliable accommodation and by developing women-focused services. Part of implementing these strategies will focus on developing a pilot model for safe accommodation and holistic support for women in the community, as an alternative to a short custodial sentence, where they can address the underlying causes of their offending such as substance misuse, domestic abuse and poor mental health. This project will seek to deliver a trauma-informed Residential Women's Centre in Wales. Additional information: The proposed delivery model is for a robust alternative to custody for women aged 18+ providing intensive rehabilitative support in the community for no more than 9 months. The service will consist of three parts, the first two parts will form the community order requirement: o A Residential Unit: this will provide about 12 beds allowing vulnerable women with complex needs, who would otherwise be sentenced to custody, to stay for a defined period of at least 8 weeks up to a prescribed maximum likely to be 3 months. o A Support Hub: providing community-based accommodation and offering interventions to meet the needs of residents and ex-residents to address complex needs which are often the underlying causes of offending. This can include, for example, support for drug or alcohol treatment requirements. o Move-on support: allowing for the development of skills and provision of settled accommodation needed for residents as they transition from the RWC to the community with access to the support hub as required. Women will reside at the RWC as part of a Community Order with conditions attached to the centre. We hope through engagement with the market we will establish an optimum model for the accommodation and whether it is viable for the supplier to provide both the premises and service delivery or whether it is preferable for the authority to provide the property and we solely outsource the service delivery element. This is a very early call for market warming and not a commitment to tender at this time. We would welcome contact from providers in the market who are well experienced in working with vulnerable women rehabilitation services, trauma-informed approaches etc, with a particular focus on supporting women to develop a pro-social identity and strong local community links in Wales. We are in the process of considering the most viable and effective ways of engaging with the market during this time and it may include virtual conferences and focus groups and eventually possibly more localised engagement sessions. To register early interest and ensure you are added to our mailing list, please notify us at RWCWales@justice.gov.uk Background Information: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/719819/female-offender-strategy.pdf https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/publications/2019-05/female-offending-blueprint_3.pdf

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-fb722608-d7ee-4d50-841d-0e413bd79245
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee9600ae-bee3-4bfd-809a-93440753b7f7
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75231240 - Probation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jun 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Dec 2020Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
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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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

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