This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

21 Dec 2023 at 16:21

Tender

16 Aug 2021 at 22:45

Planning

11 May 2021 at 22:55

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Justice is overseeing a public procurement process for the provision of learning and skills at HMP & YOI Parc. The contract, with a value of £40 million, aims to deliver educational activities for prisoners to support their rehabilitation and reduce re-offending. The procurement stage is in the award phase as of 2023, following a selective competitive procedure with negotiation. The buying organisation, Ministry of Justice, based in London, is seeking suppliers to provide a comprehensive learning and skills programme within the prison, focusing on vocational workshops, education blocks, and outdoor areas.

This public procurement opportunity at HMP & YOI Parc presents a chance for education and training service providers to engage in a lucrative contract with the Ministry of Justice. Companies offering adult and other education services are well-suited to compete for the contract, which involves delivering embedded learning throughout the prison and supporting the rehabilitation process. The contract, currently active with a value of £37.58 million, offers an optional extension period of 3 years, providing long-term growth prospects for successful bidders who meet the service delivery and legal compliance criteria set out in the award criteria.

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Notice Title

HMP & YOI Parc Learning & Skills Provision

Notice Description

The Learning & Skills provision is to deliver a minimum of 600 adult and 60 Children Leaning & Skills activity places per day in educational blocks, house blocks, outdoor areas and vocational workshops and also deliver embedded learning throughout the prison supporting all vocational delivery establishment wide including workshops, PE department, healthcare and wing based etc.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Authority's key objectives for the Contract are to: * provide prisoners with education through delivery of Learning and Skills which better prepare them for employment and further education, and thereby contribute to the rehabilitative culture of HMP & YOI Parc and support the reduction of re-offending; * allow for the delivery of a 'Whole Prison Approach' to ensure the service provided is joined-up, streamlined and supports the integration of offender management, industries, custody, and health services; * Ensure a safe and secure mobilisation process. The Service - high level requirements * The supplier is required to design the provision to meet the learning needs of the prison population, the education and employment opportunities in the resettlement areas prisoners return to following release from custody and to fit the prison's core day and operational conditions. * The supplier is expected to provide assessment and learning and skills places from the Service commencement date. * The supplier is required to deliver a minimum of 600 Adult and 60 Children learning and skills full time activity places each day in the Education building, house blocks, outdoor areas and vocational workshops. The supplier also has to deliver embedded learning throughout the prison supporting all vocational delivery establishment wide including workshops, PE department, healthcare, wing based, etc; It is expected that 50% of Adult workspaces will be provided with embedded learning. * The aim of the daily regime at the Prison is to create a balanced and integrated regime. All Prisoners will have the opportunity to be out of their cell and participate in learning activities except when the needs of safety and security prevent it, or a Prisoner is undergoing punishment including Basic Regime under the IEP scheme. * The supplier delivering Learning and Skills will share the vision for the prison and will have an important role in promoting the learning culture throughout the prison and demonstrate support for the organisational values and individual values. As real working environments, all prison facilities should be used in the delivery of learning including but not limited to: * Vocational workshops * Industries workshops provided by external contractors and in house * Kitchens * Physical education and gyms * Laundry services * Horticulture * Libraries * Outdoor vocational learning areas * Recycling unit * Wellbeing centre It is currently anticipated that the Contract will include the ability for the Authority to remove the YOI (Children's) element of delivery from Year 5 at no additional cost to the Authority, which would lead to a change of use from moving 60 prisoner spaces from Youth to Adult. Please see the Contract for further information.

Options: There is an optional extension period of 3 years.

Renewal: The Contract has a seven (7) year initial duration, plus an optional two (2) year extension and a further optional one (1) year extension at the Authority's discretion'.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02afe2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037743-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

75231200 - Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals

80000000 - Education and training services

80400000 - Adult and other education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£37,580,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£40,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
10 Sep 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
13 Aug 2021Expired
Award Date
15 Dec 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Ministry of Justice
Additional Buyers

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
Postcode Area
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
TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Gower College Swansea

LTE Group

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