Community Justice Learning
A Tender Notice
by MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £38M-£39M
- Sector
- PROFESSIONAL
- Published
- 24 Jan 2022
- Delivery
- To 31 Jul 2029 (est.)
- Deadline
- 04 Mar 2022 12:00
Concepts
Location
United Kingdom:
1 buyer
- Ministry of Justice London
Description
The Authority invites you to take part in this procurement for the design, development, accreditation, delivery, and award of the level 6 degree honours/graduate diploma known as “the Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP)”. The qualification is undertaken by all trainee Probation Officers (Learners) employed by the Probation Service (PS) across England and Wales. The course is to be delivered via a blended model that is majority distance learning. The services to be provided under this contract are classified as health, social and other services within Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015, therefore the Authority shall conduct this procurement in accordance with the “Light Touch Regime” (LTR). The procurement will therefore be governed by Section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Nothing should be inferred from the fact that a full contract notice has been published or that reference is made to the Open Procedure. Lots are available to deliver learning within 6 geographical areas, coterminous with the twelve newly formed PS Probation Regions, as further described in the ITT. The intention is that two cohorts will commence learning in each Academic Year. However, the Authority and the Contractor may agree for additional intake/cohorts to start within an Academic Year. Contractors will qualify Learners joining the PS during three Academic Years from March 2023, with an option to extend to cover those learners joining in a fourth academic year in March 2026. There will be a run off period following each cohort to ensure that all Learners within each cohort can qualify, including following the final intake in March 2025 (or March 2026 if contracts are extended) to enable the cohorts to qualify. During the lifetime of the contract there may be related work (e.g. specific short term items of academic research; mapping of qualifications; or support to develop curriculum in response to changes in practice or legislation) that the Contractor may have the opportunity to deliver.
Lot Division
| 1 | East Midlands, West Midlands
Procurement for the design, delivery, and award of the level 6 degree honours/ graduate diploma known as "the Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP)" in the East Midlands, West Midlands. The qualification is undertaken by all trainee Probation Officers (Learners) employed by the Probation Service across England and Wales. … A Contractor appointed under this lot will work together with the Authority and any Contractors appointed under the remaining lots in the design of a new curriculum framework “Course Design Services”. Thereafter it will deliver learning to subsequent cohorts under the new framework “Course Delivery Services”. Contractors will deliver Course Design Services between July 2022 and February 2023. Contractors will thereafter qualify Learners joining the Probation Service during three Academic Years, with an option to extend to cover those Learners joining in a fourth Academic Year. … … Additional information: During the lifetime of the contract there may be related work (e.g. specific short term items of academic research; mapping of qualifications; or support to develop curriculum in response to changes in practice or legislation) that the Contractor may have the opportunity to deliver as “Optional Services”. Bidders should refer to the Contract for full details. |
| 2 | North East, Yorkshire and the Humber
Procurement for the design, delivery, and award of the level 6 degree honours/ graduate diploma known as "the Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP)" in the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber. The qualification is undertaken by all trainee Probation Officers (Learners) employed by the Probation Service across England and Wales. … A Contractor appointed under this lot will work together with the Authority and any Contractors appointed under the remaining lots in the design of a new curriculum framework “Course Design Services”. Thereafter it will deliver learning to subsequent cohorts under the new framework “Course Delivery Services”. Contractors will deliver Course Design Services between July 2022 and February 2023. Contractors will thereafter qualify Learners joining the Probation Service during three Academic Years, with an option to extend to cover those Learners joining in a fourth Academic Year. … … Additional information: During the lifetime of the contract there may be related work (e.g. specific short term items of academic research; mapping of qualifications; or support to develop curriculum in response to changes in practice or legislation) that the Contractor may have the opportunity to deliver as “Optional Services”. Bidders should refer to the Contract for full details. |
| 3 | North West and Greater Manchester
Procurement for the delivery, and award of the level 6 degree honours/ graduate diploma known as "the Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP)" in the North West and Greater Manchester. The qualification is undertaken by all trainee Probation Officers (Learners) employed by the Probation Service across England and Wales. … A Contractor appointed under this lot will work together with the Authority and any Contractors appointed under the remaining lots in the design of a new curriculum framework “Course Design Services”. Thereafter it will deliver learning to subsequent cohorts under the new framework “Course Delivery Services”. Contractors will deliver Course Design Services between July 2022 and February 2023. Contractors will thereafter qualify Learners joining the Probation Service during three Academic Years, with an option to extend to cover those Learners joining in a fourth Academic Year. … … Additional information: During the lifetime of the contract there may be related work (e.g. specific short term items of academic research; mapping of qualifications; or support to develop curriculum in response to changes in practice or legislation) that the Contractor may have the opportunity to deliver as “Optional Services”. Bidders should refer to the Contract for full details. |
| 4 | Kent, Surrey, Sussex, East of England
Procurement for the design, delivery, and award of the level 6 degree honours/ graduate diploma known as "the Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP)" in Kent, Surrey, Sussex, East of England. The qualification is undertaken by all trainee Probation Officers (Learners) employed by the Probation Service across England and Wales. … A Contractor appointed under this lot will work together with the Authority and any Contractors appointed under the remaining lots in the design of a new curriculum framework “Course Design Services”. Thereafter it will deliver learning to subsequent cohorts under the new framework “Course Delivery Services”. Contractors will deliver Course Design Services between July 2022 and February 2023. Contractors will thereafter qualify Learners joining the Probation Service during three Academic Years, with an option to extend to cover those Learners joining in a fourth Academic Year. … … Additional information: During the lifetime of the contract there may be related work (e.g. specific short term items of academic research; mapping of qualifications; or support to develop curriculum in response to changes in practice or legislation) that the Contractor may have the opportunity to deliver as “Optional Services”. Bidders should refer to the Contract for full details. |
| 5 | London, South Central
Procurement for the design delivery, and award of the level 6 degree honours/ graduate diploma known as "the Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP)" in London, South Central. The qualification is undertaken by all trainee Probation Officers (Learners) employed by the Probation Service across England and Wales. … A Contractor appointed under this lot will work together with the Authority and any Contractors appointed under the remaining lots in the design of a new curriculum framework “Course Design Services”. Thereafter it will deliver learning to subsequent cohorts under the new framework “Course Delivery Services”. Contractors will deliver Course Design Services between July 2022 and February 2023. Contractors will thereafter qualify Learners joining the Probation Service during three Academic Years, with an option to extend to cover those Learners joining in a fourth Academic Year. … … Additional information: During the lifetime of the contract there may be related work (e.g. specific short term items of academic research; mapping of qualifications; or support to develop curriculum in response to changes in practice or legislation) that the Contractor may have the opportunity to deliver as “Optional Services”. Bidders should refer to the Contract for full details. |
| 6 | Wales, South West
Procurement for the design, delivery, and award of the level 6 degree honours/ graduate diploma known as "the Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP)" in Wales, South West. The qualification is undertaken by all trainee Probation Officers (Learners) employed by the Probation Service across England and Wales. … A Contractor appointed under this lot will work together with the Authority and any Contractors appointed under the remaining lots in the design of a new curriculum framework “Course Design Services”. Thereafter it will deliver learning to subsequent cohorts under the new framework “Course Delivery Services”. Contractors will deliver Course Design Services between July 2022 and February 2023. Contractors will thereafter qualify Learners joining the Probation Service during three Academic Years, with an option to extend to cover those Learners joining in a fourth Academic Year. … … Additional information: During the lifetime of the contract there may be related work (e.g. specific short term items of academic research; mapping of qualifications; or support to develop curriculum in response to changes in practice or legislation) that the Contractor may have the opportunity to deliver as “Optional Services”. Bidders should refer to the Contract for full details. |
Renewal Options
Contractors will deliver Design Services between July 2022 and February 2023. Contractors will thereafter qualify Learners, with an option to extend to cover those Learners joining in a fourth Academic Year as follows: Year 1 – March 2023 – February 2024 Year 2 – March 2024 – February 2025 Year 3 – March 2025 – February 2026 (Optional extension) Year 4 – March 2026 - February 2027
CPV Codes
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 75231240 - Probation services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
- 80532000 - Management training services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services
- 85320000 - Social services
Indicators
- Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
- This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
- Options are available.
- Renewals are available.
- Professional qualifications are sought.
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** How to access the Procurement Documents including the Standard Questionnaire on Ministry of Justice Sourcing Portal: Visit the site: https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html 1. Suppliers are required to register their organisation on the portal if you don’t already have an Active account 2. Once your account has been activated (or you already have an active account) Suppliers will need to go to ‘’ITTs Open to All Suppliers” on the left hand side of the screen 3. Search for ‘’ ITT_5910 Community Justice Learning”. 4. After locating the above ITT, please click the ‘’Express Interest’’ button and it will save it to the ‘’My ITTs’’ tab and you will be able to access it. Bids will be submitted on a Price per Learner basis. The Authority makes no guarantees regarding the number of Learners per lot or per cohort. Please note that (1) the Authority has applied a cap in respect of Price per Learner and (2) the Design Services are subject to a cap of £40,000 which will apply to each Contractor (regardless of the number of lots to which the Contractor has been appointed). Please refer to the ITT for further information. A Contractor may be requested to deliver services to Learners based outside the geographical area of its lot on a temporary or permanent basis if and to the extent that the contractor appointed to deliver services in that geographical area is unable to do so. Please refer to the Contract for further details. In accordance with the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, the Authority must consider: (a) how what is proposed to be procured might improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area where it exercises its functions, and (b) how in conducting the process of procurement it might act with a view to securing that improvement. Accordingly, the Authority has taken this into account when designing the procurement. The Authority is not liable for any costs incurred by economic operators in relation to this procurement. The Authority reserves the right to abandon or terminate the procurement (or any part of it including one or more lots) at its discretion. Participation in this procurement process is subject to the terms and conditions in the procurement documents and the e-sourcing portal terms of use.
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-03095b
- FTS 002083-2022