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Kent & Medway Appropriate Adult (AA) Service

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent is seeking to award a Contract for the provision of Kent & Medway Appropriate Adult (AA) Service. Under The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) the Police have a statutory requirement to provide an AA when dealing with a suspect who is a juvenile or vulnerable adult, but they cannot provide the AA themselves, as they must be independent from the police. The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) introduced the provision of Appropriate Adults (AA) to safeguard the interests of vulnerable adults and juveniles suspected of a criminal offence. An AA’s role is to ensure that vulnerable people are treated fairly, with respect for their rights and entitlements and that they can understand and participate effectively in criminal proceedings related to the investigation and/or their detention. The value of the contract being procured is estimated to be £1,560,000 GBP depending upon extension options being taken, For the purpose of this tender bidders should base their pricing on a budget of £260,000 per annum. As detailed in the procurement documents. Additional coverage of the AA service may be required during the lifetime of the contract. As such the contract value may increase up to the overall value of £2,760,000. There is no guarantee of this inclusion. As detailed within the procurement documents for this tender

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1£2.8m

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
7F-2023-C087
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
This opportunity is available via the 7 Force Commercial Tendering Portal. To register, visit https://7force.force.com/ProSpend__eSourcing_Community_Registration?locale=uk If you are already registered on the Portal, you can login here: https://7force.force.com/login Once logged in, visit the 'Find Opportunities' section and click 'Register Interest'. Follow the steps to view the documents
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
29 Sept 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
25 Jun 2025, 12:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
20 May 2025, 23:59

Enquiry period

Ends
13 Jun 2025, 12:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
2,760,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
3,312,000

Renewal

Description
2 x 12 months extension

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
65
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Price
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
25
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Social Value Price
Type
price
Description
Social Value Price 5%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
Social Value Quality
Type
quality
Description
Social Value Quality 5%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2032, 23:59

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
technical
Description
Please refer to the Tender Documentation

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ41
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
025267-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
22 May 2025, 16:35
Entry 3
Id
085465-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK12
Description
Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderCancellationNotice
Published
22 Dec 2025, 14:45

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
013833-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
9 Apr 2025, 09:32

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
29 Apr 2025, 23:59
Description
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent will be conducting a tender process in May 2025. Prior to the tender publication a supplier engagement event will take place on 29th April 2025 via on-line Teams meeting at 10.00am. This engagement event is to provide an overview of the service requirements, commissioning intentions and timelines for this procurement. Please ensure you express interest so formal invites can be shared, joining instructions will be issued before the event.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLZD-7548-CLJY
Name
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ45
Country
GB
Locality
Maidstone
Postal Code
ME15 9BZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Kent Police HQ, Sutton Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PLZD-7548-CLJY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Status Details
Review of requirements to be undertaken
Final Status Date
15 Dec 2025, 00:00

Related lots

1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Maidstone · UKJ45 · ME15 9BZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ41 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ4 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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