YOI Education Service Provision

The purpose of this engagement is to provide an update on the competition, including timescales and scope of services. A webinar will be held on 25th January 2021 from 10am-12:30. This will include site specific information for each of the 4 sites. Please be sure to book your place using the Eventbrite links provided by 18th January at the latest and please note that the event is limited to 3 attendees per organisation:

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For further information about the current youth custodial estate in advance please contact (email address)

yes-retender@justice.gov.uk

Current YOI capacity:

Establishment-Location-Current Commissioned Capacity-Maximum Operational Capacity-Estimated Annual Cost (exc VAT) for Current commissioned capacity

Cookham Wood-Kent-161-168 young people-£2.4m

Feltham-London-145-152 young people -£2.7m

Werrington-Staffordshire-113-120 young people-£2.0m

Wetherby-West Yorkshire-249(including separate provision for young people with acute mental health needs)-256 young people-£4m

Establishments should be able to provide a flexible curriculum within the hours available for education provision. Learning should be flexible in its use of space, time and resources to provide the best possible opportunities for young people. There will be recognition of the value of a balance of classroom-based learning, learning activity in less formal routes, vocational pathways, enrichment activity, sport, and behaviour management interventions.

*Note - average occupation on sites is between 70%-80% with occasional spikes. Wetherby generally tends to get lower figures, with higher levels at the other establishments.

Currently education provision in YOIs includes three main elements:

27 hours per week classroom based education and vocational opportunities. Up to 15 hours of Outreach provision is also provided separately for those young people who are hard to engage or need to be kept apart for their own or others’ safety. In HMYOI Wetherby and Feltham there are also separate Enhanced Support Units (ESUs) for young people with particularly complex needs, where 15 hours of provision is provided. This provision may extend in time to the other two YOIs. This provision is delivered for 52 weeks of the year, except for statutory bank holidays. 3 hours of Physical Education is also provided each week, but this is delivered directly by the Youth Custody Service. Education providers may also deliver some interventions, enrichment and resettlement activities and some of this provision may take place in the evenings and/or weekends. Education providers will also work alongside other service providers, including those delivering complementary services procured through our Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System (PEDPS).

We reserve the right to supplement and vary the conduct of the prior engagement process. Where we do this we will act transparently and treat all suppliers who have expressed an interest equally. We do not guarantee that any procurement will take place. We may use information gathered during the engagement process to inform any procurement that does take place. Please note that the MoJ and its advisors give no warranty in respect of the accuracy, permanence or completeness of any information provided. Reliance on, or use of, any such information is entirely at the risk of the person.

The Supplier will design and deliver a “core education service” - a broad and balanced curriculum using various and innovative delivery methods to meet the needs of all Learners including, but not limited to, traditional face-to-face classroom-based teaching and digitally enabled in-room learning. The broad and balanced curriculum at the Secure Setting will include literacy and numeracy (specifically Maths and English), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Personal, Health, Social and Economic Education (PHSEE) and Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The Supplier will be ultimately responsible for designing the content of the Core Common Curriculum Requirements and agreeing this with the Authority.

The Supplier will provide a careers advice service which is independent of the rest of the service and which aligns with the Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance.

The Supplier will, if the Authority requires the Supplier to provide an Optional Service or an Additional Service as described in Schedule 24 (Optional Services and Additional Services) (eg youth work services or library services) provide such service and such service shall become part of the Core Common Curriculum Requirements.

The Supplier's primary remit will be to deliver Core Common Curriculum Requirements to all Learners in the Secure Setting in accordance with the Framework for Integrated Care (SECURE STAIRS). Such requirements include working with other providing delivering services for Learners released back into the community and those transitioning to the adult estate. Specifically:

The Authority requires the Supplier to have the requisite expertise and resources to provide the Services;

activities covered by this Specification include assessments, completing formulation based learning plans, timetabling (including the Wider Curriculum Requirements ), curriculum development, curriculum delivery, HR and staffing, partnerships with the Secure Setting and other partners providing services within the Secure Setting including the health provider, and partnerships with community and resettlement processes and suppliers, which together, are the Services to be made available to the Authority by the Supplier;

for all Services, the Supplier must comply with any specific applicable Standards of the Authority.

the Supplier shall support the Authority by providing resource and expertise to assess and address the Secure Setting education requirements set out herein. A flexible, responsive approach from the Supplier is therefore essential to delivery of the Services.

The Supplier will design and deliver a “core education service” - a broad and balanced curriculum using various and innovative delivery methods to meet the needs of all Learners including, but not limited to, traditional face-to-face classroom-based teaching and digitally enabled in-room learning. The broad and balanced curriculum at the Secure Setting will include literacy and numeracy (specifically Maths and English), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Personal, Health, Social and Economic Education (PHSEE) and Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The Supplier will be ultimately responsible for designing the content of the Core Common Curriculum Requirements and agreeing this with the Authority.

The Supplier will provide a careers advice service which is independent of the rest of the service and which aligns with the Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance.

The Supplier will, if the Authority requires the Supplier to provide an Optional Service or an Additional Service as described in Schedule 24 (Optional Services and Additional Services) (eg youth work services or library services) provide such service and such service shall become part of the Core Common Curriculum Requirements.

The Supplier's primary remit will be to deliver Core Common Curriculum Requirements to all Learners in the Secure Setting in accordance with the Framework for Integrated Care (SECURE STAIRS). Such requirements include working with other providing delivering services for Learners released back into the community and those transitioning to the adult estate. Specifically:

The Authority requires the Supplier to have the requisite expertise and resources to provide the Services;

activities covered by this Specification include assessments, completing formulation based learning plans, timetabling (including the Wider Curriculum Requirements ), curriculum development, curriculum delivery, HR and staffing, partnerships with the Secure Setting and other partners providing services within the Secure Setting including the health provider, and partnerships with community and resettlement processes and suppliers, which together, are the Services to be made available to the Authority by the Supplier;

for all Services, the Supplier must comply with any specific applicable Standards of the Authority.

the Supplier shall support the Authority by providing resource and expertise to assess and address the Secure Setting education requirements set out herein. A flexible, responsive approach from the Supplier is therefore essential to delivery of the Services.

The Supplier will design and deliver a “core education service” - a broad and balanced curriculum using various and innovative delivery methods to meet the needs of all Learners including, but not limited to, traditional face-to-face classroom-based teaching and digitally enabled in-room learning. The broad and balanced curriculum at the Secure Setting will include literacy and numeracy (specifically Maths and English), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Personal, Health, Social and Economic Education (PHSEE) and Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The Supplier will be ultimately responsible for designing the content of the Core Common Curriculum Requirements and agreeing this with the Authority.

The Supplier will provide a careers advice service which is independent of the rest of the service and which aligns with the Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance.

The Supplier will, if the Authority requires the Supplier to provide an Optional Service or an Additional Service as described in Schedule 24 (Optional Services and Additional Services) (eg youth work services or library services) provide such service and such service shall become part of the Core Common Curriculum Requirements.

The Supplier's primary remit will be to deliver Core Common Curriculum Requirements to all Learners in the Secure Setting in accordance with the Framework for Integrated Care (SECURE STAIRS). Such requirements include working with other providing delivering services for Learners released back into the community and those transitioning to the adult estate. Specifically:

The Authority requires the Supplier to have the requisite expertise and resources to provide the Services;

activities covered by this Specification include assessments, completing formulation based learning plans, timetabling (including the Wider Curriculum Requirements ), curriculum development, curriculum delivery, HR and staffing, partnerships with the Secure Setting and other partners providing services within the Secure Setting including the health provider, and partnerships with community and resettlement processes and suppliers, which together, are the Services to be made available to the Authority by the Supplier;

for all Services, the Supplier must comply with any specific applicable Standards of the Authority.

the Supplier shall support the Authority by providing resource and expertise to assess and address the Secure Setting education requirements set out herein. A flexible, responsive approach from the Supplier is therefore essential to delivery of the Services.

This procurement is run under the light touch regime, there will be selection criteria and there will be award criteria. Further detail around this process will be included in the procurement documentation.

In order to participate in this procurement, bidders should sign up to the Authority’s electronic procurement portal found here:

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The Supplier will design and deliver a “core education service” - a broad and balanced curriculum using various and innovative delivery methods to meet the needs of all Learners including, but not limited to, traditional face-to-face classroom-based teaching and digitally enabled in-room learning. The broad and balanced curriculum at the Secure Setting will include literacy and numeracy (specifically Maths and English), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Personal, Health, Social and Economic Education (PHSEE) and Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The Supplier will be ultimately responsible for designing the content of the Core Common Curriculum Requirements and agreeing this with the Authority.

The Supplier will provide a careers advice service which is independent of the rest of the service and which aligns with the Gatsby Benchmarks of Good Career Guidance.

The Supplier will, if the Authority requires the Supplier to provide an Optional Service or an Additional Service as described in Schedule 24 (Optional Services and Additional Services) (eg youth work services or library services) provide such service and such service shall become part of the Core Common Curriculum Requirements.

The Supplier's primary remit will be to deliver Core Common Curriculum Requirements to all Learners in the Secure Setting in accordance with the Framework for Integrated Care (SECURE STAIRS). Such requirements include working with other providing delivering services for Learners released back into the community and those transitioning to the adult estate. Specifically:

The Authority requires the Supplier to have the requisite expertise and resources to provide the Services;

activities covered by this Specification include assessments, completing formulation based learning plans, timetabling (including the Wider Curriculum Requirements ), curriculum development, curriculum delivery, HR and staffing, partnerships with the Secure Setting and other partners providing services within the Secure Setting including the health provider, and partnerships with community and resettlement processes and suppliers, which together, are the Services to be made available to the Authority by the Supplier; for all Services, the Supplier must comply with any specific applicable Standards of the Authority.

the Supplier shall support the Authority by providing resource and expertise to assess and address the Secure Setting education requirements set out herein. A flexible, responsive approach from the Supplier is therefore essential to delivery of the Services. The Authority does not bind itself to award any contract nor does it bind itself to accept any tender. The Authority reserves the right to change or cancel this procurement at any time. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential bidders.