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title: "Unpaid Work in North Wales"
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# Unpaid Work in North Wales

Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-91d8a304-7cb5-49f2-a4f3-45c41c7ae563

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice has awarded a contract for "Unpaid Work in North Wales" to Crest Co-operative. The contract falls under the "services" category related to probation services in Wales. The procurement method used was selective, with a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract is valued at £129,000 GBP and has a contract period starting on October 26, 2022, and ending on October 26, 2025.

This tender presents an opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations interested in providing quality work placements within the local community in North Wales. Businesses looking to support probation services and rehabilitation programmes could be well-suited to compete for this contract, contributing to positive outcomes for individuals involved in unpaid work placements.

## Notice

The overall ambition is to provide a Service that benefits the wider community through the delivery of high-quality work placements within the local area and further volunteering/employment opportunities upon placement completion. Therefore, the ambition for Unpaid Work is to have a sufficient number of quality placements that improve the availability of educational and training opportunities. There is national evidence available which indicates that where People on Probation recognise the benefit of the work they are doing, then they are more likely to gain rehabilitative insights from the sentence. Thereby supporting longer positive outcomes that aid desistance.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f184bf6e-1611-497c-a7a5-ad004164f710 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Jul 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | 25 Oct 2022 - 26 Oct 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £129,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £129,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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 | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CREST CO-OPERATIVE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75231240 - Probation services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2022 at 12:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f184bf6e-1611-497c-a7a5-ad004164f710

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f184bf6e-1611-497c-a7a5-ad004164f710
  7th October 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2700ea47-56e2-4a02-9514-425101d37f40
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2581433b-4696-4b60-a838-8c683e0ea482
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b2e9d058-eaf7-47cd-a61d-96b9f50af2cf
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1da9e26e-43a7-444a-ae09-00c90a08060e
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