--- title: "Prison Buddy Service - Supplier Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-54c6a773-651f-4565-9008-9288bef2d930" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-54c6a773-651f-4565-9008-9288bef2d930" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-54c6a773-651f-4565-9008-9288bef2d930.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-54c6a773-651f-4565-9008-9288bef2d930.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2022-08-15" --- # Prison Buddy Service - Supplier Engagement Buyer: LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-54c6a773-651f-4565-9008-9288bef2d930 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-54c6a773-651f-4565-9008-9288bef2d930) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-54c6a773-651f-4565-9008-9288bef2d930.json) ## Summary The Lancashire County Council is seeking suppliers for a "Prison Buddy Service - Supplier Engagement" project. The project falls within the Health and social work services industry category and is at the planning stage. The engagement end date is set for 26th August 2022. The service will be provided across five prison sites in North West England, with the contract expected to be awarded early in 2023 for a five-year term commencing on 1st April 2023. This tender presents an opportunity for SMEs and VCSEs to compete for a contract to provide a peer support scheme in Lancashire Prisons. Businesses interested in delivering health and social work services, especially those experienced in managing prison support programmes, are well-suited to participate in this competitive procurement. The Council, acting as the buyer, is engaging with suppliers to assess market interest and capabilities before the formal procurement process starts. ## Notice Lancashire County Council (the Council) are reviewing a Lancashire Prison Buddy Scheme in operation across some Lancashire Prisons. This scheme provides prisoner to prisoner peer support overseen through a formal framework and governance. The Lancashire Prison Buddy scheme has been in place on a trial basis for two years across three Lancashire prisons and has resulted in an improvement in the feeling of wellbeing amongst elderly and vulnerable prisoners who have been supported. The Council are engaging with Suppliers, to gauge the appetite within the market to deliver a contract such as this as well as ascertain if any improvements can be made to the specification prior to formal publication. A competitive procurement is being assumed (subject to market interest and capability), which is currently scheduled to commence in late 2022 to enable suppliers to deliver the service. The contract length will be five years and the service will be across the five prison sites of: * HMP Wymott * HMP Preston * HMP Garth * HMP Kirkham * HMP Lancaster Farms The contract will be expected to be awarded early in 2023 and service commencement would then be anticipated from 1st April 2023. For the avoidance of doubt the proposals set out within this document may change before an Invitation to Participate in a tender is published. We would welcome a response from your organisation - if you wish to do so please follow the link below and provide your feedback no later than 5pm 26th August 2022. https://forms.office.com/r/5ukGKeW7nY If you have any queries in relation to the above form please contact: commissioningAgeWell@lancashire.gov.uk The Council reserves the right to amend what is set out in this engagement event and any future engagements and documents. Any procurement process that may be conducted will only be in accordance with the procurement documents that are published. Please note that participation (or non-participation) in engagements will confer no advantage or disadvantage should commissioners commence the formal procurement process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d29bee91-d12e-4bab-884b-a9caa35d2e1e | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Aug 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 26 Aug 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | PRESTON | | Post town | Preston | | Postcode | PR1 8XJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire | | ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire | | Local authority | Preston | | Electoral ward | City Centre | | Westminster constituency | Preston | | Delivery location | TLD North West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 15 Aug 2022 at 07:21 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d29bee91-d12e-4bab-884b-a9caa35d2e1e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d29bee91-d12e-4bab-884b-a9caa35d2e1e 15th August 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/r/5ukGKeW7nY ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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