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South Wales Police (the Commissioner) is the lead contracting party for Substance Use Recovery Interventions for Justice Services (previously Offender Intervention) for Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, Cwm Taf Morgannwg and the public sector prisons of His Majesty's Prisons Cardiff, Usk and Prescoed . The Services are also commissioned on behalf of His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service Wales.
The Contractor shall deliver the Service, ensuring drug and/or alcohol related offending is addressed by assessing, engaging and diverting Service Users out of crime and into appropriate interventions , reducing the risk of harm to Service Users and their families, peers and their wider communities.
The Contractor shall support the reduction of drug and/or alcohol related offending in accordance with the:
•Commissioner's Police, Crime and Justice Plan
The Contractor shall ensure the Service identifies and considers the barriers that individuals or groups may face in engaging with such Services and mitigate these to enable equity of Service.
Whilst the Commissioner is the sole contractual party, the Contractor is required to develop and sustain close working relationships with a number of other organisations in
order to provide an effective Service throughout the Contract Period. Such organisations shall include (but not be limited to):
The Contractor shall provide the Service in accordance with the:
The Contractor shall provide assessment, diversion and engagement Services to adults, whose offending behaviour or criminogenic need is linked to substance use. The Contractor shall deliver the Services within custody suites, courts, community and the prison estate to Service Users who reside , or would normally be expected to reside*, within the following unitary local authority areas, namely:
| Lot | Title | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 1 | — |
| Title | Supplier | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Award 1 | G4S Care & Justice Services (UK) Ltd | — | — |
i. Bridgend
ii. Cardiff
iii. Vale of Glamorgan
iv. Rhondda Cynon Taf
v. Merthyr Tydfil
(*NB - currently in the prison estate within the UK and returning to one of the above local authority areas upon release, or those currently having no fixed /settled address but rough
sleeping/staying within the area.)
The Contractor shall ensure that the Service is provided at all locations:
Bidders should note, optional requirements for additional location(s)/premise(s) have been included in the specification. The additional premise(s)/location(s) will be within the South
Wales Police force area - this is not required at the moment but may be required during the Contract Period.