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title: "Lancashire Prison Buddy Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-035ba2"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2023-01-30"
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# Lancashire Prison Buddy Service

Buyer: LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-035ba2

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## Summary

The Lancashire County Council has completed the procurement process for the 'Lancashire Prison Buddy Service' under the health and social work services category. The service involves peer-to-peer support for prisoners across 5 prison sites in Lancashire, with a budget of £100,000 to £120,000 in the first year. The contract, awarded to Recoop, aims to provide social care support in prisons and may expand to include additional sites or buddies, with a potential total value of £1,100,000.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses in the health and social work services sector to provide support services to prisoners in Lancashire. Companies specialising in peer-to-peer support, social care, and prison services would find this contract suitable for growth. The Lancaster Prison Buddy Service contract, overseen by Lancashire County Council, is an active venture providing essential care to prisoners while creating business opportunities for service providers in the region.

## Notice

This is a Prison Buddy Service which will provide peer to peer support through a formal framework and governance arrangement. The Care Act places responsibility on Local Authorities to work jointly with prisons to provide social care support for all prisoners who meet the eligibility criteria. This contract will be provided across 5 prison sites: * HMP Wymott * HMP Garth * HMP Preston * HMP Kirkham * HMP Lancaster Farms The budget for this first year will be between PS100,000 and PS120,000. In following years the contract may be required to support more than the maximum number of Buddies and may be required to work across more than the five Prisons due to the potential introduction of a new Prison to be located in the Lancashire area or due to demand for Buddies exceeding the expectations of this contract. Should this arise, the Service may be required to support additional Buddies . The Service Provider will be offered additional funds to implement any incremental increase up to a maximum total contract value of PS1,100,000.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This was an open Light Touch Procurements to provide a Prison Buddy Service which will provide peer to peer support through a formal framework and governance arrangement. The Care Act places responsibility on Local Authorities to work jointly with prisons to provide social care support for all prisoners who meet the eligibility criteria. This contract will be provided across 5 prison sites: * HMP Wymott * HMP Garth * HMP Preston * HMP Kirkham * HMP Lancaster Farms The budget for this first year will be between PS100,000 and PS120,000. In following years the contract may be required to support more than the maximum number of Buddies and may be required to work across more than the five Prisons due to the potential introduction of a new Prison to be located in the Lancashire area or due to demand for Buddies exceeding the expectations of this contract. Should this arise, the Service may be required to support additional Buddies . The Service Provider will be offered additional funds to implement any incremental increase up to a maximum total contract value of PS1,100,000.

Options: This contract end date is 31st March 2026 with option to extend by any defined period provided that the total contract period does not exceed 5 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002846-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | 9 Oct 2022 |
| Award date | 30 Jan 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,100,000 |
| Lots value | £1,100,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,100,000 |

## Status

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

## 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 | TLD4 Lancashire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RECOOP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 75231200 - Services related to the detention or rehabilitation of criminals
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 30 Jan 2023 at 16:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002846-2023
- 21 Oct 2022 at 11:38 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029744-2022
- 15 Aug 2022 at 09:46 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022387-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-court-tribunal.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
- https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/

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