Published date: 4 January 2017

Last edited date: 4 January 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 3 February 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

EC2P 2EJ

Value of contract

£1,500,000

Procurement reference

tender_125044/555893

Published date

4 January 2017

Closing date

3 February 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The City of London Police (the Police) covers the square mile of the City of London. The City is a world leader in financial and business services, and has a small residential population of approximately 8,000 although this number is swelled by an influx of 350,000 commuters as well as people travelling through and visitors. It has a thriving night time economy, and is the lead area for economic crime.

The City of London Police (the Police) have the overall legal duty of care for detainees in police custody. The Police are looking to appoint a Provider to supply a clinical and forensic healthcare service in police custody.

The Services that are procured shall:

Be reflective of need as evidenced by the most recent local Health Needs Assessment and as detailed within the Authorised Professional Practice (APP) for Detention and Custody.

• Be compliant with Police and Criminal Evidence Act and the APP for Detention and Custody.

Work with custody staff to improve efficiency for custody related healthcare and policing.

Reduce the impact on acute health services where possible.

As a first point of contact, be able to assess, manage and/or refer to care pathways for Detained Persons (DPs) to include physical, mental health, learning disabilities, autism spectrum conditions, substance and alcohol misuse.

• Contribute to reducing reoffending by actively cooperating with integrated offender management processes within the City of London Police.

Make the best use of available resources (efficiency).

Aim for continuous service improvement.

More information

Additional text

See www.capitalesourcing.com for further information including documentation.

About the buyer

Address

Guildhall North Wing
London
EC2P 2EJ
England

Email

david.scott@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Website

www.capitalesourcing.com