Brain Injury Link Worker - South Wales

Tender description

The Probation Service sought a provider to deliver a specialist Brain Injury Support Service that aimed to improve the health and wellbeing of People in Prison and People on Probation who have an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). As well as supporting the HMPPS Wales, Reducing Reoffending Plan and Business Strategy, this service shall provide; comprehensive clinical assessments and individualised support, inclusive of goal-oriented interventions, for those identified as having a history of ABI/TBI. With the aim of reducing the likelihood of reoffending, therefore reducing the demand on the criminal justice system. At a local level this further supports the wider HMPPS Equalities work, and the well-being and decency agenda including the Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales Act 2015). Lot 1: In June 2020 the Ministry of Justice established the Probation Services Dynamic Framework (PSDF) to allow the Authority and Participating Bodies to purchase services to deliver rehabilitative and resettlement Interventions. The Dynamic Framework and subsequent Call-Off Competitions are conducted pursuant to Section 7 of the PCR 2015 (Social and Other Specific Services) the 'Light Touch Regime'. This Contract Award Notice details the award of a call-off competition conducted by the Authority via the Ministry of Justice's Probation Service Dynamic Framework (PSDF). The Probation Service sought a provider to deliver a specialist Brain Injury Support Service that aimed to improve the health and wellbeing of People in Prison and People on Probation who have an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). As well as supporting the HMPPS Wales, Reducing Reoffending Plan and Business Strategy, this service shall provide; comprehensive clinical assessments and individualised support, inclusive of goal-oriented interventions, for those identified as having a history of ABI/TBI. With the aim of reducing the likelihood of reoffending, therefore reducing the demand on the criminal justice system. At a local level this further supports the wider HMPPS Equalities work, and the well-being and decency agenda including the Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales Act 2015). Full procurement documents are published on the Authority's esourcing portal including spec/criteria etc The contract length is 1 year with the option to extend for an additional +1 year +1 year. The initial contract term is £147,500 per annum with an estimated £147,500 per annum.