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The Authority is seeking to procure the second generation services for Community Support for men to help them address rehabilitative needs and to desist from offending, across England (other than Greater Manchester, where a procurement for similar services will be led by GM Combined Authority) and Wales.

The budget for the men's services is £854,446,832 (inc.

VAT) for the full term of the contracts (optional extensions included), final values will be confirmed once the spending review and governance is completed.

There is an indicative launch date of September 2025, an indicative award date of October 2026 and an anticipated indicative go live date of March 2027.

The proposed contract length shall be 5 years, with the option to extend by up to 3 further years.

Please note, that all key decisions including budgets, contract length and dates are yet to be approved through internal governance and therefore may change.

The men's services will provide a combined, whole-person, individualised service to help service users: • Build supportive relationships and social networks.

This might include family relationships, friends, community groups and peer communities. • Connect to a range of community-based activities and resources that matter to them.

This could include volunteering, sport or constructive leisure activities. • Progress towards recovery from drug or alcohol use and gambling. • Achieve and maintain sustainable outcomes in relation to housing, employment and financial management.

The Delivery Partner, who will undertake the role of lead bidder, will be responsible for the delivery of all services in the specification.

It is envisaged that to deliver the whole breath of services, a supply chain may be utilised under the direction of the Delivery Partner, who will instruct, engage and collaborate with a supply chain to ensure successful delivery of the required services.

Please note, these new combined services will replace the existing separate pathway services previously procured which cover Dependency & Recovery, Personal Wellbeing, Accommodation, Finance, Benefits Debt and Education, Training and Employment.

The authority will deliver this combined service by tendering 27 contracts across two waves of tenders: Wave 1: Lot 1 - Community Support for Men in Cleveland Lot 2 - Community Support for Men inDurham Lot 3 - Community Support for Men in Northumbria Lot 4 - Community Support for Men in Cheshire, Merseyside Lot 5 - Community Support for Men in Cumbria Lot 6 - Community Support for Men in Lancashire Lot 7 - Community Support for Men in North Wales, Dyfed-Powys Lot 8 - Community Support for Men in Gwent, South Wales Lot 9 - Community Support for Men in Thames Valley Lot 10 - Community Support for Men in Hampshire Lot 11 - Community Support for Men in Isle of Wight Lot 12 - Community Support for Men in Avon and Somerset, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire Lot 13 - Community Support for Men in Devon and Cornwall, Dorset Lot 14 - Community Support for Men in Kent Lot 15 - Community Support for Men in Surrey, Sussex Wave 2: Lot 16 - Community Support for Men in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire Lot 17 - Community Support for Men in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire Lot 18 - Community Support for Men in Staffordshire Lot 19 - Community Support for Men in Warwickshire, West Murcia Lot 20 - Community Support for Men in West Midlands Lot 21 - Community Support for Men in Humberside, North Yorkshire Lot 22 - Community Support for Men in South Yorkshire Lot 23 - Community Support for Men in for West Yorkshire Lot 24 - Community Support for Men in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire Lot 25 - Community Support for Men in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk Lot 26 - Community Support for Men in London 26 and over Lot 27 - Community Support for Men in London 18 - 25 Together and within the contract, we aim to create responsive, innovative solutions and foster lasting, positive impacts.

Partnerships will be at the core of these contracts to significantly enhance the capabilities and reach of the involved entities.