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title: "Enabling Environments"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03b7ce"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MINISTRY OF JUSTICE"
published: "2023-03-31"
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# Enabling Environments

Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b7ce

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice recently awarded a contract for the provision of "Enabling Environments" services in the Education and training services industry. The contract was awarded without a prior call for competition. The buying organisation, Ministry of Justice, located in London, UK, announced the award to The Royal College of Psychiatrists, who is the sole market provider for this service. The awarded contract is valued at £656,196 and was signed on March 31, 2020.

This procurement process presents an opportunity for businesses in the education and training services sector to engage with the Ministry of Justice for future service contracts. Companies with expertise in delivering training programmes related to Enabling Environments standards would be well-suited to compete in similar tender processes in the future. Understanding the specific requirements outlined in the awarded contract can help businesses tailor their offerings to meet the Ministry of Justice's needs effectively.

## Notice

Enabling Environment principles are a core part of Approved Premises practice. They have been in place since 2014, and have become the cornerstone of performance measurement and governance. This need has also been captured in the IAP contracts. As such they both inform front line delivery and provide an internal performance benchmark.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Enabling Environments standards are now the agreed parameters for effective practice performance delivery throughout the Approved and Independent Approved Premises (IAP). They underpin staff engagement, environmental construction and offender relationships. As such they inform front line delivery aswell as providing a performance benchmark. The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) currently deliver this service and are the sole market provider as they created and manage the framework of standards.

### Procurement Information

This requirement was direct awarded as The RCP created the Enabling Environments standards framework and therefore are the only supplier who can deliver the official training and support for this. It is written in the contracts between the independent approved premises and the probation service that staff must work towards the Enabling Environments award.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009495-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £656,196 |

## 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 | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 4AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 31 Mar 2023 at 13:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009495-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

## Provenance

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