YOI Education Service Provision

Tender description

Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is retendering education provision in the four Young Offenders Institutions (YOIs) in England which are operated by the Youth Custody Service (YCS) - HMYOI Cookham Wood, HMYOI Feltham, HMYOI Werrington and HMYOI Wetherby. These YOIs accommodate 15-18 year old boys. The MOJ wants to develop and deliver a new approach to education provision within the YOIs which would see services more closely aligned with the diverse needs and interests of young people enabling the positive outcomes associated with successful release, reintegration and desistence from offending. We are keen to explore the potential for different types of providers, including those not involved in this provision previously such as mainstream schools, alternative providers and special schools, to deliver some, or all of these services. The purpose of this engagement is to secure wider market involvement in development of the scope of the education provision in YOIs, and to assess the level of appetite from different education providers in the delivery of such provision, as well as test with the market the potential delivery and procurement models. We are developing proposals for the above and would like to consult with the market on the different options. Open events have been scheduled as detailed below, please be sure to book your place using the Eventbrite links provided by 26 April 2019 at the latest: Tuesday 7th May 2019 - London https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/yoi-education-retender-project-market-wide-event-south-tickets-56801692391 Tuesday 14th May 2019 - Askham Grange https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/yoi-education-retender-project-market-wide-event-north-tickets-57092310638 We would be grateful if you would provide in-depth feedback prior to the event by completing this survey https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Q9JXLWJ by Tuesday 23rd April 2019 at the latest. If you wish to get further information about the current estate and the options considered in advance, please contact Education-Retender-Project@justice.gov.uk. Establishment Location-Current Commissioned Capacity-Maximum Operational Capacity-Estimated Annual Cost (exc VAT) for Current commissioned capacity Cookham Wood-Kent-168-184-£2.4m Feltham-London-168-224-£2.8m Werrington-Staffordshire-120-152-£2.0m Wetherby-West Yorkshire-304 (including separate provision for young people with acute mental health needs)-304-£4.3m *Note - average occupation on sites is between 70%-80% with occasional spikes. Wetherby generally tends to get lower figures, with higher levels at the other establishments.