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Liaison and Diversion Services (Cornwall)

DEVON PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 12:58.

Opportunity overview

Liaison and Diversion (L&D) identifies individuals who have mental health, neuro diverse conditions, learning disability, substance misuse or other vulnerabilities when they first come into contact with the criminal justice system (CJS) as suspects, defendants or offenders, usually in Police Custody Suites, through Voluntary Attendance or at Court. L&D works with the Police, The Probation Service, youth offending teams, defence lawyers or court staff to identify those vulnerabilities to ensure that the right support can be put in place as soon as possible to reduce the likelihood that people will reach a crisis-point. The L&D function will provide information, guidance and signposting to appropriate health or social care settings. L&D also acts as a point of referral and assertive follow up for individuals to ensure they can access, and are supported to attend, treatment and rehabilitation appointments. L&D will also provide critical information on those individuals to decision-makers in the justice system, in real time, for consideration when it comes to charging and sentencing. L&D aims to improve overall health outcomes for people and to support a reduction in re-offending.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Liaison and Diversion (L&D) identifies individuals who have mental health, neuro diverse conditions, learning disability, substance misuse or other vulnerabilities when they first come into contact with the criminal justice system (CJS) as suspects, defendants or offenders, usually in Police Custody Suites, through Voluntary Attendance or at Court. L&D works with the Police, The Probation Service, youth offending teams, defence lawyers or court staff to identify those vulnerabilities to ensure that the right support can be put in place as soon as possible to reduce the likelihood that people will reach a crisis-point. The L&D function will provide information, guidance and signposting to appropriate health or social care settings. L&D also acts as a point of referral and assertive follow up for individuals to ensure they can access, and are supported to attend, treatment and rehabilitation appointments. L&D will also provide critical information on those individuals to decision-makers in the justice system, in real time, for consideration when it comes to charging and sentencing. L&D aims to improve overall health outcomes for people and to support a reduction in re-offending. This award has been made under Direct Award Process C. The contract provides for services between 1st April 2025 and 31st March 2032. The lifetime value of this contract is £5,464,024Value not stated

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
INCS_L&D_CW_1
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Key reasons for selecting the provider include: Devon Partnership NHS Trust (DPT) and Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CFT) have a strong history of successfully providing the growing Peninsula Liaison and Diversion (L&D) services for the last 5 years and no service quality issues have been raised by the commissioners. L&D services are well established within both DPT and CFT, ensuring that they will be embedded within quality, performance and financial frameworks within both organisations from day one of the contract. The services are already a fundamental element of both organisations' business plans and existing structures. Via DPT's long term, established working relationship with CFT, the relevant service delivery in this part of the Peninsula will be a seamless, integrated delivery model that best utilises joint skills and expertise gained through worked successfully together. As current service providers, CFT can provide continuity of service and minimal disruption to service users. Being the current providers of these services will also help to, as a minimum, maintain existing service quality whilst also providing a platform for improvement. Through our relative positions in Devon and Cornwall's sustainability and transformation partnerships as well as the unique network that exists between DPT and CFT. This creates a scale of service and expertise that allows us to continue to consistently innovate to find more efficient and effective ways of providing our services, whilst simultaneously being in a unique position to share expertise and learning across the Peninsula. Our Trusts work well collaboratively; we have embedded relationships strong governance processes and clear reporting lines from the service to the Board and commissioners. Effective service delivery relies on successful roster management and allocation of staff to meet demand. DPT's relationship with CFT ensures the right support is given to service users as required. Both CFT and DPT have continuing professional development (CPD) budgets to support staff development and individuals are able to apply for a bursary to fund CPD. Core training and CPD is recorded and monitored for all staff using online learning management systems, allowing for reporting, monitoring of compliance, booking of face-to-face training, and completion of e-learning. DPT and CFT are fully committed to equality and diversity in terms of our workforce and the people we serve. We uphold the values as written in the NHS Constitution and these are embedded in all we do: -Compassion -Respect and Dignity -Everyone counts -Improving Live -Working together for patients -Commitment to quality of care By making a direct award for this contract, DPT were able to mitigate any delay in mobilisation and focus on operational delivery and service improvements from contract commencement. The decision to award is therefore grounded in the provider's ability to meet the requirements of the specification while offering scalable system value, focused service delivery, and demonstrable outcomes.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Liaison and Diversion (L&D) identifies individuals who have mental health, neuro diverse conditions, learning disability, substance misuse or other vulnerabilities when they first come into contact with the criminal justice system (CJS) as suspects, defendants or offenders, usually in Police Custody Suites, through Voluntary Attendance or at Court. L&D works with the Police, The Probation Service, youth offending teams, defence lawyers or court staff to identify those vulnerabilities to ensure that the right support can be put in place as soon as possible to reduce the likelihood that people will reach a crisis-point. The L&D function will provide information, guidance and signposting to appropriate health or social care settings. L&D also acts as a point of referral and assertive follow up for individuals to ensure they can access, and are supported to attend, treatment and rehabilitation appointments. L&D will also provide critical information on those individuals to decision-makers in the justice system, in real time, for consideration when it comes to charging and sentencing. L&D aims to improve overall health outcomes for people and to support a reduction in re-offending. This award has been made under Direct Award Process C. The contract provides for services between 1st April 2025 and 31st March 2032. The lifetime value of this contract is £5,464,024

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
Type
cost
Description
100

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK3

Additional Classifications

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

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-154987
Name
DEVON PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK4
Locality
Exeter
Postal Code
EX25AF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Wonford House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
DEVON PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Helen Jaques
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-96299
Name
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKK3
Locality
Bodmin
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-20357
Name
Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Exeter
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Award information

Award 1
Id
075107-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-96299
Name
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
075107-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
075107-2025-1
Date Signed
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
5,464,024
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Exeter · UKK4 · EX25AF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK3

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05e417-2025-11-19T10:54:59Zcompiled ·