Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Justice
102 Petty France
London
SW1H 9AJ
UK
Contact person: People services Team
Telephone: +44 02033343555
E-mail: MoJProcurementLearningandDevelopment@justice.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
HMPPS Managing Conflict & Violence Training
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) for a market engagement event for the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) to provide details of a project to provide training to staff based in Approved Premises(AP) in managing violence and aggression, so that they can fulfil their roles safely and with confidence.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
120 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80400000
80500000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
HMPPS are looking for a training provider to deliver to approximately 1000 probation staff working in AP over a 3 year period. HMPPS staff need to be trained in managing violence and aggression with particular emphasis on non-contact de-escalation techniques.
The training needs to be flexible combining face-to-face and virtual aspects to cover the needs of AP staff.
This market engagement event is to explain the high-level requirements of this procurement.
The aim of the event is to: -
Outline our plans, provide interested parties with prior notice of an impending procurement, receive feedback from providers on the plans and advise of next steps.
We would like to invite prospective bidders to attend a pre-market engagement event on Thursday 9th May at 2pm for approximately 1 hour via Teams. The session will be led by the MOJ.
The Agenda for the session is as follows
- Introductions
- Overview of the MOJ and the service required
- Procurement Overview
- Questions, Answers & Next Steps
Please see the Additional Information section on how to register for the event on Thursday 9th May at 2pm.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
31/05/2024
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The MoJ would like providers to express their interest in this requirement by Friday 3rd May 2024 at 12.00 noon British Summer Time (Invites will be sent out later that day) by sending a message via our e-sourcing platform (Jaggaer):-
https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Please include the following detail in your message;
- Quoting Reference -HMPPS Managing Conflict and Violence 'PQQ_424'
- Full name
- Company/organisation name
- Contact details (E-mail and phone number)
All responders (With a limit of 3 attendees per providers) will receive an invite to the Teams event on Thursday 9th May 2024 for a session at 2pm for 1 hour.
If you do have an account, please register on Jaggaer to create an account. If you have problems registering please contact 0845 0100 132 or e-mail esourcing@justice.gov.uk
This notice is for Information only and the Authority reserves the right to not proceed to tender. Additionally the Authority (MoJ) reserves the right to discontinue the tendering process and not to award the contract.
The information contained in this notice, including information relating to the nature and scope of the requirements, the estimated value, the service classification of this requirement or the list of CPV codes, is only indicative of current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding and the Authority reserves the right at it's absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notices or at any other time. The publication of this notice in no way obliges the Authority to commence any competitive tender process. The Authority is not / shall not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in participating in this market engagement exercise. Any contracts are subject to the relevant legal and Cabinet Office controls and policies.
The Authority reserves the right to source items included through other means (e.g. an existing contract or framework).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/04/2024