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Market Engagement Event - Audit requirement for Democratic Therapeutic Communities (OPD) (2024 - 2026)

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Topic
Prison services
Published
7 December 2023

Tender description

This PIN is being issued for market engagement purposes only. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans to procure the provision of Quality Assurance Services in relation to HMPPS Democratic Therapeutic Communities (DTCs) and Therapeutic Communities Plus (TC+) in England and Wales across the public prison estate. The Provider will be required to design, develop, deliver and review an integrated standards-based audit and quality improvement process for all DTCs in HMPPS including TC+. Democratic Therapeutic Communities (DTC's) form part of the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway. They are structured, psychotherapeutically informed environments within the prison estate which provide group-based therapy within a social climate to promote positive relationships, personal responsibility and social participation for prisoners. They also address a range of needs and behaviours including interpersonal relationships, emotional regulation, self-management, and psychological well-being. DTCs are a fully immersive living learning environment. Additional information: Ministry of Justice will be hosting a virtual market engagement event on 20 December 2023 @ 1100hrs for the Provision of Quality Assurance Services in relation to Democratic Therapeutic Communities (DTCs) and Therapeutic Communities Plus (TC+). To register your interest in attending this event and to obtain dial-in details, please contact mojcommercialreset@justice.gov.uk by no later than 9am on 20th December and provide names and e-mail addresses of all attendees from your organisation.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published7 December 2023
    Current notice

About the buyer

The Ministry of Justice is a central government ministerial department with its own Commercial Standards team providing procurement guidance. Procurement now follows the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. Higher-value contracts appear on Find a Tender, with Contracts Finder used for lower-value opportunities. Suppliers register and bid through the MOJ Sourcing Portal, the department's e-procurement platform. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems. HM Courts and Tribunals Service, HM Prison and Probation Service and the Legal Aid Agency are the department's main delivery bodies.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Ministry of Justice's contract awards have been in education and training, IT services and public administration and defence.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 75231230 · Prison services

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