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title: "Substance Misuse Treatment Framework (SMTF) and Mental Health (MH) Standards for Prisons"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-132075"
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source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2023-06-02"
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# Substance Misuse Treatment Framework (SMTF) and Mental Health (MH) Standards for Prisons

Buyer: LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-132075

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## Summary

The Welsh Government has awarded a contract for the Substance Misuse Treatment Framework and Mental Health Standards for Prisons procurement. The contract involves baseline assessments and ongoing support for prisons in Wales to implement new standards. The buying organization is the Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government, located in Caerdydd / Cardiff. The procurement falls under the services category and is currently in the award stage, with the contract signed on 12th April 2023.

This tender offers opportunities for businesses involved in auditing services and health and social work services. Companies well-suited to compete include those experienced in providing quality assessment frameworks for mental health and substance misuse in correctional facilities. The procurement method involves a single bid with the Royal College of Psychiatrists Wales being the awarded supplier.

## Notice

Welsh Government consulted on a new draft Substance Misuse Treatment Framework and new Standards for Mental Health Services for prisons in Wales between 22 July 2022 and 14 October 2022. The new standards are delivering priorities in the partnership agreement for prison health and directly support priorities in the Mental Health and Substance Misuse Delivery Plans, providing support to underserved groups.On 31 January 2023, Welsh Government published a summary of consultation responses and Ministers have committed to working with the health boards and the prison health teams to implement the new standards. In the consultation summary report, we stated that baseline assessments and gap analyses would be undertaken to assess the extent to which the prisons in Wales were already reaching core standards set out for substance misuse and mental health in the prisons - with the view to then addressing key issues identified.Welsh Government has therefore awarded a contract that will undertake those baseline assessments for each of the prisons in Wales and provide ongoing support, assessment and review through Membership of the RCPsych quality network.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=132075 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Apr 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £59,540 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | CAERDYDD / CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 3NQ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Cathays |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 79212000 - Auditing services
- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 2 Jun 2023 at 16:01 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=132075

## Provenance

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