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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) as the contracting authority intends to commission at least 4 contracts to provide Independent Approved Premise (IAP) across located in the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, Wales, West Midlands, East of England, South West, South Central and Kent Surrey & Sussex Probation Service Regions.
Approved Premises (APs) provide a critical community-based service to accommodate and manage high risk individuals serving community sentences and on release from custody.
Provision of accommodation on release is a key factor in reducing reoffending and supporting transition into the community whilst reducing the need for prison places.
Independent Approved Premises (IAPs) are run by independent contracted organisations.
The Authority will take a two-staged approach to awarding contracts across both Lots.
Tenders will be awarded for individual properties, which must fall within the 15-35 bed spaces range.
In Lot 1, the Authority will award multiple contracts (in order of ranking within that Lot) until 2 properties for Males and 1 property for Females is awarded.
Concurrently, in Lot 2, the Authority will award a single tender for a Female property.
The Authority will then rank the remaining Tenders from both Lots / regions together and award further contracts to the best ranked Tenders up to the Funding Envelope has been used.
The earliest Contract Start Date will be from May 2025 subject to the fulfilment of any applicable conditions precedent. The contract Commencement Date will be 1st April 2026 following a period of mobilisation.
The contract end date will be the 31st March 2030, with the option for the Authority to extend on the same terms for a further period of up to 12 months to 31st March 2031.
No supplier information available.
This procurement was divided into 2 lots, each awarded separately.
| Lot | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 North East and Yorkshire & the Humber Probation Regions | - | active |
| Lot 2 East Midlands, Wales, West Midlands, East of England, South West, South Central and Kent Surrey & Sussex Probation Regions | - | active |
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