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title: "DF Finance, Benefits and Debt for East Midlands"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-036668"
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# DF Finance, Benefits and Debt for East Midlands

Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-036668

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice has awarded a contract for "DF Finance, Benefit, and Debt for East Midlands" under the probation services category. The contract aims to provide services to People on Probation in the East Midlands region, focusing on financial stability and rehabilitation. The procurement method used was a selective procedure, with Ingeus UK Limited being the awarded supplier.

This opportunity presents a chance for businesses specializing in probation services and financial support to engage with the Ministry of Justice. Companies with experience in delivering Dependency and Recovery Services to support rehabilitation efforts for individuals on probation could find this tender well-suited for their expertise. The contract, valued at £3,065,485.00 GBP, was signed on 14th June 2022, providing a significant business opportunity within the services sector.

## Notice

The Authority had Finance, Benefits and Debt services for People on Probation ensuring that People on Probation have sufficient lawfully obtained money to live on is key to their rehabilitation, but some individuals will face significant problems achieving that financial security. Previous statistics suggest over 23,000 People on Probation had financial problems linked to offending such as low incomes, debt, disrupted access to benefits advice and insufficient income on release from prison. Ensuring that these individuals have sufficient, lawfully obtained money to live on and are able to manage their debts is key to rehabilitation and some will benefit from support to overcome significant problems in achieving that financial security.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

In June 2020 the Ministry of Justice established the Probation Services Dynamic Framework (PSDF) to allow the Authority and Participating Bodies to purchase services to deliver rehabilitative and resettlement Interventions. The Dynamic Framework and subsequent Call-Off Competitions are conducted pursuant to Section 7 of the PCR 2015 (Social and Other Specific Services) the 'Light Touch Regime'. The Supplier shall deliver a Dependency and Recovery Service by working in partnership with other organisations to enhance user access and support. The Dependency and Recovery Services should not duplicate provision where Clinical Commissioned Services are already in place in the applicable Geographical Location (which shall include the provision of Community Sentence Treatment Requirements). Dependency and Recovery Services can be delivered as part of a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement ("RAR") on a Community or Suspended Sentence Order, to those on Licence or Post Sentence Supervision and convicted. Where applicable, Dependency and Recovery Services must support a Person on Probation's transition in conjunction with prison substance misuse services from Young Offenders Institute ("YOI") or an adult male prison back into the community and focus on the place where they will reside (not the prison they are released from). Additional information: The specific evaluation and award criteria for each competition were detailed in full in the procurement documents for the call off competition. The procurement documents are published on the Authority's esourcing portal.

Options: - The Authority reserved the right to exclude tenders that did not achieve a total quality score of 60. - The Authority reserved the right to exclude tenders that did not achieve an individual quality criteria threshold.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025036-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Jun 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £3,065,485 |

## Status

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

## 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 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire, TLF3 Lincolnshire |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75231240 - Probation services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2022 at 08:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025036-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:277986-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/procurement

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