--- title: "Community Accommodation Service - Tier 3" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03a552" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03a552" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a552.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a552.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "MINISTRY OF JUSTICE" published: "2023-08-10" --- # Community Accommodation Service - Tier 3 Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a552 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03a552) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03a552.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Justice is seeking proposals for the provision of the Community Accommodation Service - Tier 3, aimed at assisting prison leavers who face homelessness. This opportunity falls under the industry category of other community, social and personal services. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage with an anticipated contract commencement date of 24th June 2024. The service is planned to cover regions such as East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, North West, and Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Interested businesses are invited to participate in this public tender, which involves up to 84 nights of transitional accommodation and support services to aid individuals in their transition to settled accommodation. This public tender for the provision of Community Accommodation Services Tier 3 represents an opportunity for businesses specialising in social and personal services to engage with the Ministry of Justice. Suppliers capable of offering accommodation and wraparound support services are well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The Ministry of Justice aims to ensure a smooth transition for People on Probation, providing individualised support to help them maintain the accommodation and move towards independent living. This open procedure tender allows for early engagement with the market, with future events scheduled to provide further details and engagement opportunities for interested suppliers. ## Notice Community Accommodation Service - Tier 3 (CAS3) provides an opportunity to enable prison leavers who would otherwise be homeless to escape the vicious cycle of reoffending by providing up to 84 nights transitional accommodation on release from prison, or when moving on from CAS1 (Approved Premises) and CAS2 (Home Detention Curfew or Bail Accommodation) provisions. The service includes floating support to assist with the maintenance of the transitional accommodation. CAS3 provides a pathway to settled accommodation and acts as an enabler to wider strategic outcomes by giving people on probation greater stability as they engage in treatment, fulfil their wider licence conditions, improve their opportunities for employment and help the economy grow. ### Lot Information Provision of Community Accommodation Services Tier 3 The CAS3 project provides accommodation to People on Probation at risk of being homeless upon being released from prison or as part of their resettlement and moved-on from an Approved Premises (CAS1), or period at a Community Accommodation Service Tier 2 residence (CAS2). The provision of accommodation for an individual Person on Probation is for up to 84 days, providing provision from the first night of release. The Supplier(s) will work with the Person on Probations' Community Probation Practitioner ("CPP") to provide individualised low-level support to each Person on Probation to support them in maintaining the accommodation as well as helping the Person on Probation move-on into settled accommodation. People on Probation will be referred and managed by Probation CPPs and suppliers will be expected to work closely with CPPs and Homelessness Prevention Teams (HPTs) to deliver the service CAS3 Community Accommodation Service Lot No: 1 - East of England This contract notice is in relation to the re-procurement of the Community Accommodation Service Tier 3 (CAS3), which provides up to 84 nights transitional accommodation on release from prison, or when moving on from CAS1 (Approved Premises) and CAS2 (Home Detention Curfew or Bail Accommodation) provisions. The service includes support to assist with the maintenance of the transitional accommodation. This re-procurement is for four of the Early Adopter Probation regions. The current provision across the four contracted regions is a total of 932 bed spaces. This tender aims to re-procure the provision at a total of 748 bed spaces from June 2024 across four Lots with flexibility to increase provision volumes to optimise the capacity of the CAS3 by up to 25% of the bed spaces wherever possible. The required initial bed spaces within each Lot are: Lot 1 East of England - 227 Lot 2 Yorkshire and the Humber - 216 Lot 3 North West - 183 Lot 4 Kent, Surrey and Sussex - 122 The Authority intends to award contracts end April 2024 with a commencement date of 24th June 2024. The contract term is 3.5 years with the option to extend by up to 2 x 12 months. The contract term includes a 6 month mobilisation period from June 2024 to December 2024, to allow for a gradual build-up of bed spaces. Suppliers will be expected to meet the Specification for each of the Lot(s) / Region(s) in which they are bidding. This service is being procured on the basis that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2014 may apply. Renewal: Option to extend for up to 2 x 12 month CAS3 Community Accommodation Service Lot No: 2 Yorkshire and the Humber This contract notice is in relation to the re-procurement of the Community Accommodation Service Tier 3 (CAS3), which provides up to 84 nights transitional accommodation on release from prison, or when moving on from CAS1 (Approved Premises) and CAS2 (Home Detention Curfew or Bail Accommodation) provisions. The service includes support to assist with the maintenance of the transitional accommodation. This re-procurement is for four of the Early Adopter Probation regions. The current provision across the four contracted regions is a total of 932 bed spaces. This tender aims to re-procure the provision at a total of 748 bed spaces from June 2024 across four Lots with flexibility to increase provision volumes to optimise the capacity of the CAS3 by up to 25% of the bed spaces wherever possible. The required initial bed spaces within each Lot are: Lot 1 East of England - 227 Lot 2 Yorkshire and the Humber - 216 Lot 3 North West - 183 Lot 4 Kent, Surrey and Sussex - 122 The Authority intends to award contracts end April 2024 with a commencement date of 24th June 2024. The contract term is 3.5 years with the option to extend by up to 2 x 12 months. The contract term includes a 6 month mobilisation period from June 2024 to December 2024, to allow for a gradual build-up of bed spaces. Suppliers will be expected to meet the Specification for each of the Lot(s) / Region(s) in which they are bidding. This service is being procured on the basis that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2014 may apply. Renewal: Option to extend for up to 2 x 12 month CAS3 Community Accommodation Service Lot No: 3 North West This contract notice is in relation to the re-procurement of the Community Accommodation Service Tier 3 (CAS3), which provides up to 84 nights transitional accommodation on release from prison, or when moving on from CAS1 (Approved Premises) and CAS2 (Home Detention Curfew or Bail Accommodation) provisions. The service includes support to assist with the maintenance of the transitional accommodation. This re-procurement is for four of the Early Adopter Probation regions. The current provision across the four contracted regions is a total of 932 bedspaces. This tender aims to re-procure the provision at a total of 748 bedspaces from June 2024 across four Lots with flexibility to increase provision volumes to optimise the capacity of the CAS3 by up to 25% of the bed spaces wherever possible. The required initial bed spaces within each Lot are: Lot 1 East of England - 227 Lot 2 Yorkshire and the Humber - 216 Lot 3 North West - 183 Lot 4 Kent, Surrey and Sussex - 122 The Authority intends to award contracts end April 2024 with a commencement date of 24th June 2024. The contract term is 3.5 years with the option to extend by up to 2 x 12 months. The contract term includes a 6 month mobilisation period from June 2024 to December 2024, to allow for a gradual build-up of bed spaces. Suppliers will be expected to meet the Specification for each of the Lot(s) / Region(s) in which they are bidding. This service is being procured on the basis that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2014 may apply. Renewal: Option to extend for up to 2 x 12 month CAS3 Community Accommodation Service Lot No: 4 Kent, Surrey and Sussex This contract notice is in relation to the re-procurement of the Community Accommodation Service Tier 3 (CAS3), which provides up to 84 nights transitional accommodation on release from prison, or when moving on from CAS1 (Approved Premises) and CAS2 (Home Detention Curfew or Bail Accommodation) provisions. The service includes support to assist with the maintenance of the transitional accommodation. This re-procurement is for four of the Early Adopter Probation regions. The current provision across the four contracted regions is a total of 932 bed spaces. This tender aims to re-procure the provision at a total of 748 bed spaces from June 2024 across four Lots with flexibility to increase provision volumes to optimise the capacity of the CAS3 by up to 25% of the bed spaces wherever possible. The required initial bed spaces within each Lot are: Lot 1 East of England - 227 Lot 2 Yorkshire and the Humber - 216 Lot 3 North West - 183 Lot 4 Kent, Surrey and Sussex - 122 The Authority intends to award contracts end April 2024 with a commencement date of 24th June 2024. The contract term is 3.5 years with the option to extend by up to 2 x 12 months. The contract term includes a 6 month mobilisation period from June 2024 to December 2024, to allow for a gradual build-up of bed spaces. Suppliers will be expected to meet the Specification for each of the Lot(s) / Region(s) in which they are bidding. This service is being procured on the basis that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2014 may apply. Renewal: Option to extend for up to 2 x 12 month ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023492-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Aug 2023 | | Submission deadline | 14 Sep 2023 | | Future notice date | 7 Aug 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 23 Jun 2024 - 23 Dec 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £152,800,000 | | Lots value | £152,800,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active, 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 | TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLH East (England), TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex, TLJ4 Kent | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 75231240 - Probation services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 10 Aug 2023 at 18:28 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023492-2023 - 14 Feb 2023 at 17:12 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004572-2023 - 13 Feb 2023 at 16:28 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004416-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/e/zn2pYL3RUF - https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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