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Published 28 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Community Justice Learning · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)

3 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£10,000,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 2 Jun 2021
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Procurement for the delivery, and award of the level 6 degree honours/graduate diploma known as “the Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP)” for intakes in November 2021 and March 2022 (with possible extension). The qualification is undertaken by all trainee Probation Officers (Learners) employed by the Probation Service across England and Wales. The Probation Service is increasing trainee recruitment (from c.600 to 1200-1500 annually) in order to qualify probation officers at the scale and pace needed to match the Criminal Justice System demand. The course is to be delivered via a blended model that is majority distance learning.

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Education and training services · Management training services · Personal development training services · Probation services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Specialist training services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£10,000,000 together)
Lot #1London, East of England, Kent Surrey and Sussex, South West and South Central, WalesRenewalPublished value£4,400,000

Procurement for the development, accreditation, delivery, and award of the level 6 degree honours/graduate diploma known as “the Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP)” to all learners based in National Probation Service regions within the Lot.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: 12 months extensionVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2North East, Greater Manchester, North West, Yorkshire and the HumberRenewalPublished value£4,300,000

Procurement for the development, accreditation, delivery, and award of the level 6 degree honours/graduate diploma known as “the Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP)” to all learners based in National Probation Service regions within the Lot.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: 12 month extensionVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3East Midlands, West MidlandsRenewalPublished value£1,300,000

Procurement for the development, accreditation, delivery, and award of the level 6 degree honours/graduate diploma known as “the Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP)” to all learners based in National Probation Service regions within the Lot.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: 12 month extensionVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
Last source update
28 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
Award evaluation window
2 Jun 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-009211
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityEducation and training servicesManagement training servicesPersonal development training servicesProbation servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesSpecialist training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
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Publisher note: 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 3 Geographical Areas, coterminous with the twelve newly formed NPS Probation Regions, as further described in the ITT. The award of Lots 1-3 is subject to a lot cap, however, bidders can bid for one or more lots within lots 1-3. 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. 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. The Authority is using its electronic procurement portal, for this procurement. Documents are available only in electronic form, located at https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk (the "eSourcing tool”). To gain access to the sourcing event on Bravo, Bidders must register the names of all contacts requiring access to the sourcing event. The Authority will only communicate with Bidders via the eSourcing tool.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
2 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
2 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 Apr 2021 → 2 Jun 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    28 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    2 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    2 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Justice.

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsPublic order and safety 102 Petty France, London, UK, SW1H 9AJContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria