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Published 11 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Court Appointed Intermediary Services

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£20,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 8 Sept 2021awarded 21 Dec 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This notice relates to a procurement exercise conducted under the light tough regime, following a process similar to the open procedure.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has established two dynamic framework agreements for the provision of Court Appointed Intermediary Services (CAIS), to support vulnerable defendants in the criminal jurisdiction and vulnerable parties and witnesses in the civil, family and tribunal jurisdictions. These services will be provided in courts and tribunals in England and Wales and tribunals in Scotland.

Intermediaries facilitate impartial communication to enable complete, coherent and accurate communication between vulnerable people and the courts/tribunals. Intermediaries may be instructed to provide an assessment of a person's communication needs, and provide recommendations on measures that could be put in place by the court to support vulnerable people, young people, children and other individuals who may need assistance during court proceedings. The intermediary may also be required to attend hearings to provide such assistance and support.

For the avoidance of doubt, these frameworks relate only to intermediary services that currently fall outside the remit of the MoJ Witness Intermediary Scheme (MoJ WIS). All requests for intermediary support for witnesses in criminal cases will continue to be managed via the MoJ WIS.

  • Recurrence: Every six months starting June 2022

CPV: Law-courts-related administrative services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
19 bids received · 15 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has established two dynamic framework agreements for the…AwardedRenewalPublished value£20,000,000

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has established two dynamic framework agreements for the provision of Court Appointed Intermediary Services (CAIS), to support vulnerable defendants in the criminal jurisdiction and vulnerable parties and witnesses in the civil, family and tribunal jurisdictions. These services will be provided in courts and tribunals in England and Wales and tribunals in Scotland.

The two frameworks comprise:

The Managed & Approved Service Provider Framework (MASP) - providers with the ability to manage multiple simultaneous bookings, and the capability to recruit, train and manage intermediaries to support a range of vulnerabilities, for deployment nationally.

The Approved Service Provider Framework (ASP) - experienced and qualified intermediaries to support bookings on demand.

Both MASP and ASP Frameworks will re-open at six month intervals for the admission of new service providers.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: Framework agreements may be extended for up to an additional 24 months.Variant bids: not allowed
75231100 Law-courts-related administrative services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • “Court Appointed Intermediary Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · Every six months starting June 2022
First published
11 Aug 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
21 Apr 2022, 14:00 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Sept 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-010377
Classification (CPV)
Law-courts-related administrative services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d3b5 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: For details of the recurring application process whereby new participants may be added to the frameworks, please contact ccmdintermediaries@justice.gov.uk

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
Appointment period ends
8 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
8 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗

Timeline

8 Sept 2021 → 21 Apr 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    8 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    8 Sept 2021, 15:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    7 Mar 2022, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    21 Apr 2022, 14:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Apr 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Apr 2022, 14:00 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    21 Apr 2022, 14:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 15admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1919 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Dec 2021

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Court Appointed Intermediary Services

    Signed
    21 Dec 2021
    Value
    £20,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
19bids · 19 electronic19——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Justice

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsPublic order and safetyGeneral public services 102 Petty France, London, UK, SW1H 9AJContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

15 commercial parties on the notice
Show 5 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria