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Appropriate Adult Services

Department for Work & Pensions · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 20:07.

Opportunity overview

DWP are looking to conduct some market engagement sessions with suppliers that are able to provide Appropriate Adult Services. DWP will require the service to be across England and Wales, provided by one supplier. An Appropriate Adult is an individual that provides support for suspects in Interviews Under Caution where there is vulnerability or complex needs.

Classification

  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
ocds-h6vhtk-06821b
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
28 Apr 2026, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Change to the requirement: A Nationwide Service can include sub-contracting in Regions, such as Northern Ireland and Wales.
Id
035712-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Sept 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Sept 2033, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85300000
Description
Social work and related services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
DWP are looking to conduct one to one sessions with interested suppliers who can provide Appropriate Adult Services across England and Wales. If you are interested, please can you email commercialfed.cddigital@dwp.gov.uk, confirming your interest. Please could you also Register on DWP's procurement system. Here is the link to register. https://dwp2.my.site.com/s/Welcome For Further information about DWP procurement, please find below the link to the guidance. https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/procurement Please can you respond by 28th April 2026.
Due
28 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
035712-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Apr 2026, 14:56
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Work & Pensions
Id
GB-PPON-PJCP-7274-TLRQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJCP-7274-TLRQ

Address

Street Address
Caxton House, 6-12 Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9NA
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1H 9NA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Name
Carly Nesanelis

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1H 9NA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 033821-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 035712-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·