Modification notice
        Modification of a contract/concession during its term
      
Section I: Contracting 
        entity
      
I.1) Name and addresses
  Ministry of Justice
  102 Petty France
  London
  SW1H 9AJ
  UK
  
            Contact person: FAO Education Reform, Commercial and Contracts Department (to the address above)
  
            Telephone: +44 2033343555
  
            E-mail: Nicola.Wenham@justice.gov.uk
  
            NUTS: UK
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: http://www.justice.gov.uk
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk
 
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
  II.1.1) Title
1267918
II.1.2) Main CPV code
  80000000
 
  II.1.3) Type of contract
  Services
 
II.2) Description
  
          Lot No: Morton Hall
  
    II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
    80000000
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UK
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    Prison Education Framework Contract.
    II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
    
                End:
                31/03/2023
    II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
    
            The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
            
              No
            
   
 
Section IV: Procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
  IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
  Notice number in the OJ S:
  2018/S 028-061049
 
Section V: Award of contract/concession
          Lot No: Morton Hall
          Contract No: Con_16137
          Title: Prison Education
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
10/01/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
              The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
              
        No
      
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
  PeoplePlus Group Ltd
  19-20 The Triangle, NG2 Business Park
  Nottingham
  NG2 1AE
  UK
  
            NUTS: UK
  The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
        No
      
 
                V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
              
Total value of the contract/lot: 
					/concession: 1 267 918.00 
					  GBP
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
1267918
VI.4) Procedures for review
  VI.4.1) Review body
  
    Ministry of Justice
    102 Petty France
    London
    UK
   
 
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/11/2020
Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession
VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
VII.1.1) Main CPV code
80000000
 
  VII.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75231200
80000000
80200000
80210000
80211000
80212000
80300000
80310000
80400000
80420000
80490000
80500000
80530000
80531000
80531100
80531200
80532000
80533000
80533100
80533200
80540000
80550000
80560000
80561000
80562000
80570000
80580000
VII.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
VII.1.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of customised prison education services to the HMPPS establishments that make up Lot. The Prison Education Framework (PEF) will be for an initial Period of 4 years, with the option to extend for up to 2 years.
VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
          Start:
          01/04/2019
          End:
          31/03/2023
VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
        Total value of the procurement: 1 267 918.00 GBP
        The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
        
        Yes
      
VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
  PeoplePlus Group Ltd
  NG2 Business Park, Nottingham
  UK
  
            NUTS: UK
  The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
        No
      
 
VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
  PeoplePlus Group Ltd
  NG2 Business Park, Nottingham
  UK
  
            NUTS: UK
  The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
        No
      
 
VII.2) Information about modifications
VII.2.1) Description of the modifications
Due to the circumstances of Covid-19, the Contract payment mechanism provisions are not currently workable. Current Covid-19 relief provided under the Letters from the Buyer to the Supplier dated 7 May 2020 and 28 August 2020 will come to an end on 31 October 2020. A variation to the payment mechanism is required to be implemented with effect from 1 November 2020 so that the Contract remains operable and in order to ensure continuity of the existing education services. The revised payment mechanism shall take effect from 1st November 2020 and shall operate until Covid-19 related disruption has ended.
Schedule C12 (Charges) Temporary introduction of a cost plus based pricing mechanism, with reversion to the original payment mechanism once Covid-19 disruption has ended. To note this does not vary the maximum contract value.
Schedule C3 (Innovation) Variation to the Supplier's obligations in relation to the Continuous Improvement Plan during the period of Covid-19 disruption.
Schedule C10 (Service Levels): Application of new Service Levels based on the Exceptional Teacher Quality Management Plan (Exceptional TQMP) during the period of Covid-19 disruption.
Schedule C11 (Contract Management): Variation to the process for producing the annual Delivery Plan during the period of Covid-19 disruption.
VII.2.2) Reasons for modification
            Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee
          
            Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
          
Global Pandemic impacting BAU delivery
VII.2.3) Increase in price
        Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications and price adaptions and, in the case of Directive 2014/23/EU, average inflation in the Member State concerned)
      
        Value excluding VAT: 1 267 918.00 Currency: GBP
        Total contract value after the modifications
      
        Value excluding VAT: 1 267 918.00 Currency: GBP