Tender for Delivery of Professional Qualification in Probation
Delivery, and award of the level 6 degree honours/graduate diploma known as ‘the Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP)’.
Community Justice Learning
Ministry of Justice
Contract summary
Industry
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- Research and development services and related consultancy services – 73000000
- Probation services – 75231240
- Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security – 79000000
Location of contract
North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales
Value of contract
£10,000,000
Procurement reference
tender_253720/955879
Published date
29 April 2021
Closing date
2 June 2021
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
27 July 2021
Contract end date
26 July 2024
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (OJEU)
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
This procurement is subject to the ‘Light Touch Regime’ and, the procurement will therefore be governed by Section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Nothing should be inferred from the fact that a full contract notice has been published or that reference is made to the Open Procedure.
The Authority invites you to take part in this procurement for the delivery, and award of the level 6 degree honours/graduate diploma known as “the Professional Qualification in Probation (PQiP)” for intakes in November 2021 and March 2022 (with possible extension). The qualification is undertaken by all trainee Probation Officers (Learners) employed by the Probation Service across England and Wales. The Probation Service is increasing trainee recruitment (from c.600 to 1200-1500 annually) in order to qualify probation officers at the scale and pace needed to match the Criminal Justice System demand. The course is to be delivered via a blended model that is majority distance learning.
Lots are available to deliver learning within 3 Geographical Areas, coterminous with the twelve newly formed NPS Probation Regions, as further described in the ITT.
More information
- Additional text
- The Authority is using its electronic procurement portal, for this procurement. Documents are available only in electronic form, located at https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk (the “eSourcing tool”). To gain access to the sourcing event on Bravo, Bidders must register the names of all contacts requiring access to the sourcing event. The Authority will only communicate with Bidders via the eSourcing tool.
How to apply
Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.
About the buyer
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London
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England