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DF Finance, Benefits and Debt for West Midlands

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

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07 Sep 2022 at 09:49

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Justice has awarded a contract for the provision of "DF Finance, Benefits and Debt for West Midlands" services in the probation services industry category. The contract, with a total value of £4,482,940.00 GBP, was signed on 5th July 2022. The contract covers the Birmingham North, East, and Solihull; Birmingham Central and South; Dudley and Sandwell; Walsall and Wolverhampton; Coventry; Warwickshire; Staffordshire and Stoke; and Worcestershire regions in the UK. The procurement method used was a selective procedure under a restricted procedure. For more information, visit the Ministry of Justice's procurement portal.

This contract presents business growth opportunities for companies specializing in providing finance, benefits, and debt services for individuals on probation. Businesses with expertise in delivering services to people on probation, understanding the local landscape, quality staff provision, and risk management are well-suited to compete. The Ministry of Justice highlighted the importance of supporting individuals in overcoming financial security challenges linked to offending behaviour, aligning with their strategic objectives to reduce reoffending rates and homelessness.

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Notice Title

DF Finance, Benefits and Debt for West Midlands

Notice Description

The Authority had Finance, Benefits and Debt services for People on Probation ensuring that People on Probation have sufficient lawfully obtained money to live on is key to their rehabilitation, but some individuals will face significant problems achieving that financial security. Previous statistics suggest over 23,000 People on Probation had financial problems linked to offending such as low incomes, debt, disrupted access to benefits advice and insufficient income on release from prison. Ensuring that these individuals have sufficient, lawfully obtained money to live on and are able to manage their debts is key to rehabilitation and some will benefit from support to overcome significant problems in achieving that financial security.

Lot Information

Lot 1

In June 2020 the Ministry of Justice established the Probation Services Dynamic Framework (PSDF) to allow the Authority and Participating Bodies to purchase services to deliver rehabilitative and resettlement Interventions. The Dynamic Framework and subsequent Call-Off Competitions are conducted pursuant to Section 7 of the PCR 2015 (Social and Other Specific Services) the 'Light Touch Regime'. Ensuring that People on Probation are able to manage their own finance, benefits and debt needs is key to their rehabilitation. However, some People on Probation will face significant problems achieving financial security. Finance, Benefit and Debt issues are linked to offending for almost half of People on Probation. Therefore, some People on Probation will benefit from support to overcome problems in achieving financial security. One of the key priorities for the Ministry of Justice Outcome Delivery Plan 2021/22 is to 'End rough sleeping through more effective prevention and crisis intervention services and reduce homelessness by enabling local authorities to fully meet their statutory duties'. Research has shown that being in debt makes it more difficult to obtain and sustain accommodation and employment.: "Debt and crime thus reinforce each other in a negative way" (Van Beek 2021), negatively contributing to the overall government objective to reduce reoffending. Finance, Benefit and Debt Services can be delivered as part of a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement (RAR) whereby a specified number of RAR Activity Days will be allocated by the Probation Service for those subject to a Community Sentence or Suspended Sentence Order. Any Sessions delivered as part of a RAR Activity Day or as a mandated Licence or Post Sentence Supervision appointment will be Enforceable. Additional information: The specific evaluation and award criteria for each competition were detailed in full in the procurement documents for the call off competition. The procurement documents are published on the Authority's esourcing portal.

Options: - The Authority reserved the right to exclude tenders that did not achieve a total quality score of 60. - The Authority reserved the right to exclude tenders that did not achieve an individual quality criteria threshold.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-036674
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025056-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£4,482,940 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Jul 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
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
probationdynamicframework@justice.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 02033343555

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

INGEUS

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