--- title: "Market Engagement Notice - HMPPS Mother and Baby Unit at HMPYOI Eastwood Park" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-626d869b-18c5-4423-ba7e-0124836df153" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-626d869b-18c5-4423-ba7e-0124836df153" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-626d869b-18c5-4423-ba7e-0124836df153.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-626d869b-18c5-4423-ba7e-0124836df153.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF JUSTICE" published: "2024-02-27" --- # Market Engagement Notice - HMPPS Mother and Baby Unit at HMPYOI Eastwood Park Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-626d869b-18c5-4423-ba7e-0124836df153 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-626d869b-18c5-4423-ba7e-0124836df153) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-626d869b-18c5-4423-ba7e-0124836df153.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Justice is planning to procure services for a Mother and Baby Unit at HMPYOI Eastwood Park. This tender falls under the industry category of Imprisonment services and Prison services. The procurement process is in the planning stage, with the engagement end date set for 8th March 2024. The buying organisation is the Ministry of Justice, located at 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ, England. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in providing services for pregnant women, mothers, and babies within a prison environment. The Ministry of Justice is seeking suppliers to deliver a range of services focused on improving outcomes for women and children in custody. The tender requires suppliers to offer Ofsted accredited child care facilities and parenting interventions, with a focus on supporting women in custody and upon re-entry into the community. Businesses catering to social services, childcare, and women's support sectors would be well-suited to compete for this tender. ## Notice HMPYOI Eastwood Park will shortly be competing a requirement for Pregnancy, Mother and Baby Unit Services via the Probation Dynamic Framework. Suppliers must be onboarded onto the Women's Specific Cohort Category in order to bid. The National Prison Framework and Guidance for Pregnancy, MBUs and maternal separation in women's prisons Policy Framework can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pregnancy-mbus-and-maternal-separation-in-womens-prisons-policy-framework The supplier will be expected to deliver a range of services which: - Provide an Ofsted accredited pre-school child care facility. - Provide an opportunity for mothers to actively engage with their parental responsibility within a service that will improve the outcomes for the women and the children who reside on the Unit, and give the children a head start for their life back in the community. - Improve parenting skills of the mothers which will therefore impact on their role as parents of their other children and contribute towards the reduction of reoffending. - Provide appropriate care and parenting interventions for all pregnant women in custody. - Assist women in developing their relationship with other agencies in custody and in the community which will support the whole family as mothers resettle into the community. - Demonstrate that the provider creates and develops links and relationships with wider relevant community services. - Identify, engage and share information with a range of statutory and non-statutory partners, for the purpose of safeguarding children Market engagement HMPPS will be holding a virtual market engagement event on 13th March via Microsoft Teams, to register for this event, please fill out the following Microsoft Forms registration: https://forms.office.com/e/H1H922Crry Additional information: The strategic aims of the service are: - To prevent separation between mothers and babies eligible for an MBU placement where this is in the best interests of the child, which in turn reduces the risk of reoffending - To identify and respond to individual needs of pregnant women, mothers and babies, including any barriers for specific groups in relation to protected characteristics - To promote and support mothers in their parental responsibility, by delivering routine and targeted parenting support and guidance - To enable pregnant women and mothers to continue to engage with the prison regime whilst caring for their children, including contributions to wider care planning and information sharing and recording in relation to women's progress - To raise awareness and support prison staff to deliver effective support to pregnant women and mothers when in custody - Ensure the safeguarding and wellbeing of pregnant women, mothers and babies - Ensure liaison and engagement with community support services such as healthcare services and children's services and continuity of this on release ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/adfcef80-754b-4329-8094-2457400240b7 | | 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 | 27 Feb 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 Mar 2024 | | 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 | MINISTRY OF JUSTICE | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1H 9AJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75231210 - Imprisonment services - 75231230 - Prison services ## Release History - 27 Feb 2024 at 18:58 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/adfcef80-754b-4329-8094-2457400240b7 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/adfcef80-754b-4329-8094-2457400240b7 27th February 2024 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/e/H1H922Crry - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pregnancy-mbus-and-maternal-separation-in-womens-prisons-policy-framework ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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