London region IAP PIN

As part of Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) strategy, a national expansion programme for Approved Premises (APs) and Independent Approved Premises (IAPs) has been devised. APs and IAP’s are a critical part of HMPPS’ commitment to ensure public protection by providing secure accommodation in the community and it meets the agency’s commitment to reduce reoffending by supporting residents with resettlement planning in the community, including securing employment. The aim is to better meet demand for bed spaces to support the management of men and women presenting high risk and complex needs who reside in these facilities. This programme was initiated in response to the ministerial commitment made on 24th January 2019 “by building over 200 additional places in approved premises of which half will be delivered next year”.

As part of this national expansion programme we would like to assess the market interest and capability of delivering new IAPs.

Currently we are looking for a provider/s with the capability of delivering services set out in PI 2014 – 32 Approved Premises.

In order to deliver this MoJ is seeking expressions of interest from parties capable of delivering rehabilitative and public protection services that include residential provision for the most high risk and complex offenders in a community setting following release from prison.

The service will need to be stood up by April 2022 and will run for approximately 5 years.

If the MoJ identifies enough interested parties with a viable property in the stated region, and the capability to deliver the services set out in response to this PIN, it intends to run a procurement competition to secure the future of this service.

If you believe you are capable of delivering this service, please set out the following details to newAPInterest@justice.gov.uk by 14/09/2021;

If you don’t believe you are capable of delivering this service at the moment please let us know that, and please let us know what challenges in this market stop you from delivering. If you believe you could deliver this service in the future but not within these timescales, please also set that out.