# Prison Democratic Therapeutic Communities - Integrated Quality Audit Processes

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Ministry of Justice\.](/buyers/ministry-of-justice/contract-awards)
- Published: 20 October 2017
- Planned start: 1 April 2018
- Planned end: 31 March 2022
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 71ddebda-0f5e-448e-aa03-23a22b3e62ad-177592
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b8b23d91-239c-4aed-a62d-0be90af8123d

## Description

The service provider will be required to design, develop and deliver an integrated standards-based audit and quality improvement process for all Democratic Therapeutic Communities \(DTCs\) in Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service \(HMPPS\) including Therapeutic Communities Plus \(TC\+\) for offenders with Learning Disabilities \(LD\)\. The service will be delivered over a series of two-year cycles, incorporating a full clinical audit within each cycle that measures each DTC's compliance with the detailed and accredited operating models for reducing reoffending\. This review process will also provide a measure of the quality of the intervention as a Democratic Therapeutic Community and its clinical integrity; additionally it will provide an assessment of clinical performance and report to the Correctional Services Accreditation and Advice Panel \(CSAAP\) in line with accreditation requirements\. \*\*\*This requirement falls within the Light Touch Regime\*\*\*

## Related contract awards

- [Call off Contract Under Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System for a Music Programme for Prisoners at HMP Wormwood Scrubs](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-03330e53-28de-46d6-9075-03bfcca5a91e): Ministry of Justice
- [Justice Futures Framework 2026](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-849a18f7-3250-4770-a962-ce000bf2c56a): Ministry of Justice
- [Hardware Sourcing \(HS\) Contract](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-31f877a9-093a-4301-82ed-c13d59b3208d): Ministry of Justice

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71ddebda-0f5e-448e-aa03-23a22b3e62ad-177592)