Published date: 9 August 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: 7 September 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Health services - 85100000

  • Medical practice and related services - 85120000

    • Miscellaneous health services - 85140000

    • Services provided by medical personnel - 85141000

    • Services provided by nurses - 85141200

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£48,300,000 to £51,100,000

Procurement reference

20170809150013-36335

Published date

9 August 2017

Closing date

7 September 2017

Contract start date

26 March 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2025

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 requirement for the provision of a Regional Healthcare and Forensic Service in Custody.
Police custody healthcare (governed by PACE) operates within all custody suites within Humberside Police, North Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Police and West Yorkshire Police, to provide a clinical assessment of a Service User's fitness for detention, interview, charge or release as required /requested by the police, as well as forensic healthcare such as taking samples for evidence purposes. This is largely driven by the custody risk assessment and safeguarding processess.
It should be noted that that this healthcare is within the secure estate of a police custody suite/unit. As such the medical healthcare is ancillary to the role the police have of investigating crime. In this respect the Police are strictly governed by legislation in particular the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 and it Code of Practise. This places a significant responsibility on the Custody officer (usually a Police Sergeant) who is responsible for ensuring the legal process is discharged and has a strict duty of care to all detainees. This will mean their close involvement in decisions to refer for medical assissment and a duty to liaise and confer with Healthcare professionals in order to cary out that duty.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Diane Holland

Address

South Yorkshire Police, Carbrook House, 5 Carbrook
Sheffield
S9 2EH
ENG

Telephone

+44 7824083799

Email

diane.holland@southyorks.pnn.police.uk