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title: "HMP & YOI Parc Learning & Skills Provision"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02afe2"
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# HMP & YOI Parc Learning & Skills Provision

Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02afe2

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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'.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037743-2023 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Sep 2021 |
| Future notice date | 12 Aug 2021 |
| Award date | 15 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £37,580,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £40,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF JUSTICE |
| Additional buyers | 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 | TLL14 South West Wales, TLL17 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | GOWER COLLEGE SWANSEA; LTE GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 75231200 - Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 21 Dec 2023 at 16:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037743-2023
- 16 Aug 2021 at 21:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020011-2021
- 11 May 2021 at 21:55 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010353-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
- http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/procurement
- https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/1178/commercial-interests-section-43-foia-guidance.pdf
- https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

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