Kent Probation requires a service to help meet our responsibilities with regard to Public Protection and Reducing Reoffending. Specifically we are inviting Expressions of Interest in a Contract to deliver an accommodation, aid and advice service for ...
Contract award notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
Kent Probation
Chaucer House, 25 Knightrider Street
Contact point(s): Business Development
For the attention of: Howard Cohn
ME15 6ND Maidstone
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3000473040
E-mail:
Fax: +44 3000473033
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.kentprobation.org
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA24548
Section II: Object of the contract
Service category No 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Kent.
NUTS code UKJ4
It will require the provider to process an anticipated 1 500 referrals and to open an anticipated 1 000 cases for each calendar year of the contract period.
The related contract performance outcome target will be for 70 % of all cases opened homeless on referral to result in settled accommodation, in line with our own Contract Management & Deliverable target with the National Offender Management Service (NOMS).
To help gauge your organisation's suitability to deliver this Programme in line with our requirements please note that initial selection criteria will include:
- organisational capacity to effectively respond to this level of referral activity from our 8 Probation Offices located across Kent & Medway and Approved Premises in Maidstone and to achieve the required outcomes
- knowledge and full commitment to working within the context of the Criminal Justice System alongside a thorough understanding of the accommodation and related support needs of offenders
- strong current working knowledge of homelessness and housing legislation and related welfare benefits.
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Section IV: Procedure
1. Organisational capacity to respond to the anticipated level of referral
2. Recent/ current track record in this area of work, particularly with regard to recent, similar contracts awarded
3. Suitably qualified, trained and experienced staff
4. Sound awareness of the context of this provision and restraints of working with criminal justice system. Weighting 2
Contract notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2012/S 190-312490 of 3.10.2012
Section V: Award of contract
Lot title: Accommodation, Aid and Advice ServiceNacro
Park Place, 10-12 Lawn Lane
SW8 1WD London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 8445610670
Internet address: www.nacro.org.uk
Value: 324 008 GBP
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value:
Number of years: 3
Section VI: Complementary information