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The Authority is seeking to procure the second generation of rehabilitative services for Community Support for men to help them address rehabilitative needs and to desist from offending, across England (other than Greater Manchester, where a procurement for similar services will be led by GM Combined Authority) and Wales.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL FIGURES IN THIS PART OF THIS NOTICE ARE INCLUDING VAT, HOWEVER THE LOT BREAKDOWNS EXCLUDE VAT.
The budget for the men's services is £854,446,832 (inc. VAT) for the full term of the contracts (optional extensions included), final values will be confirmed once the spending review and governance is completed. There is , an indicative award date of October 2026 and an anticipated indicative go-live date of March 2027. The proposed contract length shall be 5 years, with the option to extend by up to 3 further years.
Please note for the purposes of this Tender opportunity the Funding Partner will be awarding the contract based on £854,446,832 (inc. VAT) as per the value stated above.
Suppliers should note that the Funding Partner is currently undertaking an internal spending review. As a result, the funding allocated to this procurement may be subject to change prior to the award of the contract.
The Total Contract value is aimed to range between £854,446,832 (inc. VAT) and £1,128,855,881 (inc. VAT) but the Funding Partner reserves the right to award below the minimum and maximum values if the outcome of the spending review changes our position. The Funding Partner aims to not go below 13% of the lower value and any changes will be communicated at the appropriate time in the procurement.
The men's services will provide a combined, whole-person, individualised service to help service users:
The Supplier, who will undertake the role of lead bidder, will be responsible for the delivery of all services in the specification. It is envisaged that to deliver the whole breadth of services, a supply chain may be utilised under the direction of the Supplier, who will instruct, engage and collaborate with a supply chain to ensure successful delivery of the required services.
Please note, these new combined services will replace the existing separate pathway services previously procured which cover Dependency & Recovery, Personal Wellbeing, Accommodation, Finance, Benefits Debt and Education, Training and Employment.
The Funding Partner will deliver this combined service by tendering 27 contracts across two waves of tenders:
Wave 1:
Lot 1 – Community Support for men in Cleveland
Lot 2 - Community Support for men in Durham
Lot 3 - Community Support for men in Northumbria
Lot 4 - Community Support for men in Cheshire, Merseyside
Lot 5 - Community Support for men in Cumbria
Lot 6 - Community Support for men in Lancashire
Lot 7 - Community Support for men in North Wales, Dyfed-Powys
Lot 8 - Community Support for men in Gwent, South Wales
Lot 9 - Community Support for men in Thames Valley
Lot 10 - Community Support for men in Hampshire
Lot 11 - Community Support for men in Isle of Wight
Lot 12 - Community Support for men in Avon and Somerset, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire
Lot 13 - Community Support for men in Devon and Cornwall, Dorset
Lot 14 - Community Support for men in Kent
Lot 15 - Community Support for men in Surrey, Sussex
Wave 2:
Lot 16 - Community Support for men in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire
Lot 17 - Community Support for men in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire
Lot 18 - Community Support for men in Staffordshire
Lot 19 - Community Support for men in Warwickshire, West Mercia
Lot 20 - Community Support for men in West Midlands
Lot 21 - Community Support for men in Humberside, North Yorkshire
Lot 22 - Community Support for men in South Yorkshire
Lot 23 - Community Support for men in West Yorkshire
Lot 24 - Community Support for men in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire
Lot 25 - Community Support for men in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk
Lot 26 - Community Support for men in London 26 and over
Lot 27 - Community Support for men in London 18 - 25
Together and within the contract, we aim to create responsive, innovative solutions and foster lasting, positive impacts. Partnerships will be at the core of these contracts to significantly enhance the capabilities and reach of the involved entities.
Co-commissioning:
The Funding Partner is not currently pursuing co-commissioning, but flexibility is retained to allow future contributions from other public bodies. Any additional funding would be managed by the Funding Partner, with services delivered in line with the existing specification and governed through appropriate contract and change control processes, in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.
No supplier information available.
This procurement was divided into 27 lots, each awarded separately.
| Lot | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 Community Support for men in Cleveland Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £13,710,573 | active |
| Lot 2 Community Support for men in Durham Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £21,359,692 | active |
| Lot 3 Community Support for men in Northumbria Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £18,828,043 | active |
| Lot 4 Community Support for men in Cheshire, Merseyside Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £39,165,019 | active |
| Lot 5 Community Support for men in Cumbria Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £6,413,276 | active |
| Lot 6 Community Support for men in Lancashire Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £30,361,930 | active |
| Lot 7 Community Support for men in North Wales, Dyfed-Powys Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £17,910,178 | active |
| Lot 8 Community Support for men in Gwent, South Wales Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £38,381,715 | active |
| Lot 9 Community Support for men in Thames Valley Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £23,418,684 | active |
| Lot 10 Community Support for men in Hampshire Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £18,084,822 | active |
| Lot 11 Community Support for men in Isle of Wight Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £1,434,588 | active |
| Lot 12 Community Support for men in Avon and Somerset, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £25,935,635 | active |
| Lot 13 Community Support for men in Devon and Cornwall, Dorset Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £23,951,470 | active |
| Lot 14 Community Support for men in Kent Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £28,298,542 | active |
| Lot 15 Community Support for men in Surrey, Sussex Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £18,624,929 | active |
| Lot 16 Community Support for men in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £37,249,388 | active |
| Lot 17 Community Support for men in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £25,307,193 | active |
| Lot 18 Community Support for men in Staffordshire Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £31,978,499 | active |
| Lot 19 Community Support for men in Warwickshire, West Mercia Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £22,836,761 | active |
| Lot 20 Community Support for men in West Midlands Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £33,352,568 | active |
| Lot 21 Community Support for men in Humberside, North Yorkshire Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £16,613,812 | active |
| Lot 22 Community Support for men in South Yorkshire Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £18,143,947 | active |
| Lot 23 Community Support for men in West Yorkshire Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £24,520,710 | active |
| Lot 24 Community Support for men in Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £25,948,062 | active |
| Lot 25 Community Support for men in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £26,732,386 | active |
| Lot 26 Community Support for men in London 26 and over Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £95,096,681 | active |
| Lot 27 Community Support for men in London 18 – 25 Mar 2027 – Mar 2032 | £28,379,923 | active |
Weightings from the notice, applied to every lot.
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