Live Opportunity

Preliminary Data

Type of contract: Services
Procedure: Open

Contact information

Official name: Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire
Url: www.cheshire.police.uk
Address line 1: Headquarters, Clemonds Hey, Oakmere Road,
Town: Winsford, Cheshire
Postal Code: CW7 2UA
Country: England
Contact person: Sandra Sumner
E-mail: sandra.sumner@cheshire.pnn.police.uk
Phone: +44 1606366838

Contract information

Title attributed to the contract: Provision of an Appropriate Adult Service
Description:

The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) Codes of Practice require vulnerable adults detained in Police custody, or interviewed voluntarily, to be supported by an Appropriate Adult. 

Funding of £36K per annum has been identified and will be available for the contract, if required.

Local Authority adult social care has historically been the source of Appropriate Adults for vulnerable adults. In 2018, Local Authorities in Cheshire announced they would be withdrawing their resources from Appropriate Adult provision for adults in custody, and have confirmed it is no longer a statutory requirement for the Local Authorities to provide this service and as such an alternative arrangement must be sourced. This Procurement is for the provision of an Appropriate Adult for adults only as requirements for children will continue to be serviced by the Local Authorities. 

The proposed duration of the Contract will be a two [2] year initial term with the option to extend for a further one [1] year period. 

It is the intention that the service provider will establish a fully managed Appropriate Adult Service for vulnerable adults to be delivered across Cheshire at the following Custody Suites in Runcorn, Middlewich & Blacon and various Designated Vulnerable Adult Suites. 

Minimum requirements for this Service include: 
- Guaranteed availability of an Appropriate Adult to attend every day between 0700-0000 hours when required; 
- Guaranteed availability of an Appropriate Adult via telephone 24hrs per day, 365/366 days per year; 
- 24 hours per day, 365/366 days per year single point of contact for booking of the Appropriate Adult Service; 
- Robust management resources to ensure effective and efficient running of the service, rota management and to meet the reporting requirements of the PCC;
- Suitable, secure IT systems to accurately record requests for service and details of client contracts, and provide monthly contract monitoring and budgetary information, in line with a Service Level Agreement to be agreed between the service provider and PCC upon contract award

Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
75200000   Provision of services to the community
85000000   Health and social work services
98000000   Other community, social and personal services

Dates
Expire date: 25/07/2019
Contract start date: 01/09/2019
Contract end date: 31/08/2022

Values
Lowest value: 1
Highest value: 108000

Complementary information

Is this suitable for SME (Small and Medium Enterprises)?:
Is this suitable for VCSE (Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise)?:

Region(s)
North West

Additional Details

Attachment 0

Urlhttps://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=29024&B=BLUELIGHT

Description

All applications should be made via the Bluelight e-Sourcing portal https://bluelight.eu-supply.com/ under reference 36104 where full details about the opportunity can be accessed. 
Expressions of interest are being handled electronically on Bluelight. 
Please do no contact the buyer directly. 

Attachment 1

Urlhttps://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/33132

Description

All contact should be via the Bluelight e-Sourcing portal https://bluelight.eu-supply.com/ under reference 36104 

AnnexD

CPA/SPU/1013P Provision of an Appropriate Adult Service is an online ITT - the tender is formatted as an online questionnaire.