Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c6c-defd-7255-829d-ab39742b46a1/hmpps-prisoner-family-and-significant-other-services pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # HMPPS Prisoner, Family and Significant Other Services [Ministry of Justice](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-justice) Estimated value Not stated Published 22 Oct 2021 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender HMPPS will shortly be hosting market engagement events for Prisoner, Family and Significant Other Services. There will be four virtual market engagement events (held on Microsoft Teams) covering North, South, East, West & Wales between the 1st and 3rd of November - the schedule is: North - Monday 1st November 10am-12pm ### South - Monday 1st November 2-4pm West and Wales - Tuesday 2nd November 10am-12pm ### East - Wednesday 3rd November 10am-12pm Indicative lots (contracts legally independent of one another) will be confirmed as part of the market engagements. The approach for Women's and Long Term High Security Estate is yet to be decided, for those interested in bidding in these areas please feel free to attend any of the engagement events. The content of the market engagements will be the same at each event, HMPPS are running multiple events to encourage networking amongst interested bidders. A question and answer log will be circulated following the final session. Please respond to and confirm: ### Your preferred region and date(s) ### Email addresses of those attending Your consent for HMPPS to share your contact details with other interested providers to discuss partnership bids If you have given consent above, please provide a brief paragraph about your organisation which will be shared along with contact details Additional information: This notice being issued for Stage 2 market engagement purposes only. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is retendering the provision of HMPPS Prisoner Family and Significant Other Services in England and Wales public prison estate It is recognised that supporting and maintaining links between offenders and their families can help reduce re-offending. Doing so can contribute to tackling intergenerational offending by addressing the poor outcomes faced by children of offenders. Visitor centres offer support to Families and Significant Others. They offer signposting to a range of support services, decrease the stress associated with visiting a prison establishment and facilitate inter agency working. The visitor centre services are delivered throughout most of the estate, the level of service and size of resourcing is largely dependent on local need. Read full description ## CPV classification Prison services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/41c040ab-bc6b-4ab2-aae5-fb870f7d4b96) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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