4864 -2 - Reducing Reoffending - SE - RFI

NOMS are inviting expressions of interest for a Grant Award from providers in developing a revised approach to the engagement of women offenders in prison industries. The project will focus specifically on assisting women offenders at HMP Holloway to take full advantage of the potential offer in the textiles manufacturing workshop to enable them to gain work experience, training and life skills – and enable evaluation of provision of those services.

The scope of the grant is broadly as follows:

2. The funding seeks to enable the following outcomes but is not limited: a) Developing a model targeted at the specific areas of need for women in engaging in work in prison. b) Evaluating the model to determine the extent to which they have impacted on the target areas. c) Developing provider neutral toolkits for the implementation of promising approaches.

Please find further details in the attached Scoping Document.

Additional information: The Ministry of Justice will be performing this event through its eSourcing Portal. The eSourcing Portal is an online application that allows all potential suppliers to create and submit their responses to any Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Quotes (RFQ), or Requests for Proposals (RFP) via the internet rather than in paper form (where they have been invited to respond).

If you are not registered on the eSourcing Portal please send an email to the relevant buyer, [email protected] or alternatively to [email protected] stating: Company Name; Your Name; Contact email; Sourcing Reference Number: 4864-2-Reducing Reoffending-SE-RFI.

The buyer or an individual associated with the sourcing event will then contact you with the registration process. If you are already registered on the eSourcing Portal please contact either the relevant Buyer or the [email protected] expressing your interest in the sourcing event.

The RFI event will be available on the Emptoris e-Sourcing portal from Monday 10th August 2015. This will give you access to all of the relevant documents, instructions and application form.

The application process is due to close at 12:00 noon on 9th September 2015. Bidders should allow sufficient time to register their interest, prior to the RFI submission deadline on 9th September 2015.

If you have any technical problems while registering or using Emptoris you should contact [email protected]. Further information is also available at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/procurement#eprocurement. If you have any questions regarding the process or criteria, you should contact [email protected]