--- title: "HMPPS Prisoner, Family and Significant Other Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02f049" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02f049" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02f049.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02f049.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF JUSTICE" published: "2021-10-26" --- # HMPPS Prisoner, Family and Significant Other Services Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f049 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02f049) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02f049.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Justice is initiating a tender for the provision of HMPPS Prisoner, Family and Significant Other Services, aimed at enhancing support for offenders' families across the public prison estate in England and Wales. The procurement is currently in the planning stage, with key market engagement events scheduled between the 1st and 3rd of November 2021. These virtual sessions will cover various regions, including North, South, East, West, and Wales. The applicable industry category is classified under prison services, and the project seeks to address recommendations from recent reviews pertaining to family support in the context of reducing re-offending rates. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses that specialise in family support services, social work, and community engagement initiatives. Companies that can offer innovative solutions tailored to improve the familial connections of incarcerated individuals will find this a suitable procurement to target. Participation in the market engagement events will provide insights into the procurement requirements and may facilitate partnerships among interested bidders, particularly those focusing on the needs of specific demographics such as female offenders and long-term high-security estates. ## Notice This PIN is being issued for initial Stage 2 market engagement purposes only. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is retendering the provision of HMPPS Prisoner Family and Significant Other Services in England and Wales public prison estate It is recognised that supporting and maintaining links between offenders and their families can help reduce re-offending. Doing so can contribute to tackling intergenerational offending by addressing the poor outcomes faced by children of offenders. Visitor centres offer support to Families and Significant Others. They offer signposting to a range of support services, decrease the stress associated with visiting a prison establishment and facilitate inter agency working. The visitor centre services are delivered throughout most of the estate, the level of service and size of resourcing is largely dependent on local need. The MoJ is keen to explore different specification components to ensure family services provisions address the recommendations from Lord Farmer's 2017 and 2019 reviews (links below), as well as exploring greater integration with probation reforms, explained in detail here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strengthening-probation-building-confidence Lord Farmer Review (2017) - The Importance of Strengthening Prisoners' Family Ties to Prevent Reoffending and Reduce Intergenerational Crime. Link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/642244/farmer-review-report.pdf Lord Farmer Review (2019) - The Importance of Strengthening Female Offenders' Family and Other Relationships to Prevent Reoffending and Reduce Intergenerational Crime. Link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/farmer-review-for-women ### Lot Information Lot 1 HMPPS will shortly be hosting market engagement events for Prisoner, Family and Significant Other Services. There will be four virtual market engagement events (held on Microsoft Teams) covering North, South, East, West & Wales between the 1st and 3rd of November - the schedule is: North - Monday 1st November 10am-12pm South - Monday 1st November 2-4pm West and Wales - Tuesday 2nd November 10am-12pm East - Wednesday 3rd November 10am-12pm Indicative lots (contracts legally independent of one another) will be confirmed as part of the market engagements. The approach for Women's and Long Term High Security Estate is yet to be decided, for those interested in bidding in these areas please feel free to attend any of the engagement events. The content of the market engagements will be the same at each event, HMPPS are running multiple events to encourage networking amongst interested bidders. A question and answer log will be circulated following the final session. Please respond to MoJCommercialReset@justice.gov.uk and confirm: Your preferred region and date(s) Email addresses of those attending Your consent for HMPPS to share your contact details with other interested providers to discuss partnership bids If you have given consent above, please provide a brief paragraph about your organisation which will be shared along with contact details ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026844-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Oct 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 21 Oct 2021 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75231230 - Prison services ## Release History - 26 Oct 2021 at 21:45 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026844-2021 ## Notice URLs - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/642244/farmer-review-report.pdf - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/farmer-review-for-women - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strengthening-probation-building-confidence ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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