PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

NOMS in Wales

Section II.B: Object of the Contract(SUPPLIES OR SERVICES)

II.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Contract for the Commissioning of a Justice Interventions Partnership Service

II.2)

Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance

II.3)

Short description of nature and quantity or supplies or services

II.4)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.5)

Scheduled date for start of award procedures

II.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.7)

Additional information

The service will be required to deliver the following activity areas working closely with the various agencies and Area Planning Boards for substance misuse: Custody suite interventions and intelligence led drug testing; Clinical interventions working with the relevant Area Planning Boards for substance misuse; Case management and wraparound services including restorative approaches; Tailoring appropriate assessment, entry and exclusion criterion and referral paths with the provision commissioned by Area Planning Boards for substance misuse; Prisoner assessment, interventions and continuing support on release; Specialist community provision for sex workers, female service users, young people (18-25), lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, people with disabilities and Black, Asian and minority ethnic service users.

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)

Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them

III.2)

Conditions for participation

III.2.1)

Reserved contracts

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community fund

VI.2)

Additional information

This is not a call for competition, this PIN is published just for information.

It is anticipated that a contract notice will be published in July 2015. Full details of the service requirements and the tender process will be included within the tender document which will be made available at that time.

There is to be a provider awareness event arranged in mid June to provide context for the expectations to provide an innovative and outcome focused approach to delivering these services in an integrated and seamless way and to provide information to potential tenderers. To register your interest in this event, please email swp-procurement@south-wales.pnn.police.uk and entitle your email "Provider awareness event - Justice Interventions Partnership Tender". All expressions of interest in the provider awareness event should be submitted by 8th June 2015.

(WA Ref:24450)

VI.3)

Information on general regulatory framework

VI.4)

Date of dispatch of this notice

ANNEX A

Additional Addresses and Contact Points

I)

Address and contact points from which further information can be obtained