Contract Summary

  • Published Date: 17 September 2018

  • Tender Status: active

  • Tender Opening Date: 17 September 2018

  • Tender Closing Date: 1 September 2028

  • Award Date: n/a

  • Contract Start Date: n/a

  • Contract End Date: n/a

  • Contract is suitable for SMEs: Yes

  • Contract is suitable for VCSEs: Yes

  • Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) Contract Type: Services

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Description

BIDDERS MUST NOTE THAT THIS IS A LIGHT TOUCH PROCUREMENT UNDERTAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS 74 - 76 OF THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS REGULATIONS 2015, AND NOT A REGULATION 34 PROCUREMENT FOR A DYNAMIC PURCHASING SYSTEM.OR A REGULATION 28 RESTICTED PROCUREMENT.

The Ministry of Justice (the "Authority") is seeking to establish the Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System (PEDPS) for the provision of education, Information, Advice and Guidance and resettlement services to those in custody in England. The PEDPS will operate with 17 Service Categories and 5 Geographical Locations. The number of Potential Suppliers appointed to the PEDPS is unlimited. The PEDPS will have an open end-date with no set duration and will run until the Authority decides to close it. The estimated spend for the first 6 years of the PEDPS is £210,000,000 (£35 million per year). The PEDPS seeks to provide Governors with a flexible commissioning route for short to medium term needs up to one year, one-off requirements and services that support and complement the core educational offer in prisons. In particular, the Authority wants to access innovative approaches to custody education that deliver against the needs of specific cohorts of offenders and education and training that contributes to employment and/or wider rehabilitative outcomes.

Connected to this is a desire to attract a broad range of suppliers to be part of the PEDPS, including, but not limited to, SMEs, further education colleges and higher education institutions, specialist training providers and third sector organisations. The PEDPS will have an Initial Selection Stage which will cover the first 30 days, up to Wednesday 17th October 2018 at 3pm and Potential Suppliers should aim to join during this period. Once the PEDPS has been established, the Ongoing Selection Stage will commence on Friday 9th November 2018. Potential Suppliers must visit the MoJ sourcing portal at https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/ to register and for further detail and documents.

About the Buyer

Contact name: Ministry of Justice.

Address: 102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
England

Telephone: n/a

Fax: n/a

Email: [email protected]

Value of Contract

Price Range: £1