Tender: Integrated Quality Audit and Clinical Improvement for Prison Democratic Therapeutic Communities (DTCs) including TC+ – HMPPS

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The MoJ requires a supplier to design, develop, deliver and review an integrated standards-based audit and quality improvement process for all Democratic Therapeutic Communities (DTCs) in His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), including Therapeutic Communities Plus (TC+) for offenders with learning disabilities. The service must deliver a full clinical audit using specialist auditors each cycle to measure each DTC’s compliance with CSAAP‑accredited operating manuals and to assess clinical performance and the clinical integrity of the intervention, with reporting to the Correctional Services Accreditation and Advice Panel (CSAAP). The supplier must also provide shared learning across the 14 existing DTCs (11 delivering the DTC core model within five establishments and three delivering the TC+ model), support overall development, offer workforce development and training to improve clinical skills and knowledge of DTC staff, and facilitate access to relevant knowledge and learning opportunities. The methodology must align with the philosophy and values of the DTC model and support the specific therapeutic and clinical requirements of operations where interventions are intensive and participants typically remain in therapy for at least 18 months and often up to two years.