Probation services

Tender description

The CFO Resettlement Hub Model has been designed to provide safe and supportive spaces for offenders to reintegrate into society. The Hubs and their respective operating model will enable programme participants to access tailored support, receive advice and Guidance, interact with positive role models and peers at a similar stage of their resettlement journey, develop plans to move forward and ultimately be supported into education, employment and training, as well as importantly equipping them with the necessary skills needed to desist from offending and successfully contribute to their local communities. The invitation to tender will be published week commencing 14/4 with contract award in October 2020. There will be a 3-month implementation period to mid January 2021. • two hubs in the more developed region, • one hub in the transition region. Further information in the specification and regional Annex. • two hubs in the more developed region, • one hub in the transition region. Further information in the specification and regional Annex. • One hub in the transition region. Further information in the specification and regional Annex. • two hubs in the more developed region, • one hub in the transition region. Further information in the specification and regional Annex. • one hub in the more developed region. Further information in the specification and regional Annex. • one hub in the more developed region. Further information in the specification and regional Annex. • one hub in the more developed region. Further information in the specification and regional Annex. • two hubs in the more developed region. Further information in the specification and regional Annex. • one hub in the more developed region. Further information in the specification and regional Annex. One hub in the transition region Further information in the specification and regional Annex. The Veterans Custody Hub will operate within a single wing of a prison (within the North East EPA), where practicable mirroring the Operation of the community Hub model (The North East contract and the veterans contract will run as separate competitions). The Veterans Custody Hub will enable Veterans to access tailored support, receive advice and guidance, interact with positive role models and peers at a similar stage of their resettlement journey, develop plans to move forward and ultimately be supported into education, employment and training, as well as importantly equipping them with the necessary skills needed to desist from offending and successfully contribute to their local communities. In recognition of the difficulty of engaging with the target group, a programme of group activities centring on sports, media and arts and craft will be provided, which will both make the Hub somewhere where participants want to come and help them develop key team working and personal skills. The provision of these activities will allow providers to embed education and training in non-traditional ways, more likely to be successful with this cohort. The aim will be to translate this early engagement into a more sustainable interest and commitment to a more formal approach to education/skills provision. This in turn will be delivered via providers as required. The nature of the delivery will require a collaborative approach and partnership involvement. HMPPS CFO Resettlement Hub Model will focus on engagement of participants at risk of re-offending following release from custody, as well as those serving community sentences. Emphasis will be on effective targeting of the most appropriate participants, who are unlikely to benefit from other services as a result of facing complex barriers. The target contract award period will be the fourth quarter of 2020, with contracts commencing January 2021. Provider contracts would run until August 2023 to align with HMPPS CFO existing delivery (CFO3).