Published date: 9 December 2024

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: 27 January 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£1,337,000

Procurement reference

ECC001-DN739569-78472913

Published date

9 December 2024

Closing date

27 January 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 July 2025

Contract end date

30 June 2032

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The role of the Appropriate Adult Service is to safeguard the interests, rights, and entitlements of children and vulnerable adults who have been suspected of committing a criminal offence, ensuring that they are treated in a fair and just manner.

We will be procuring this contract for five years with the possibility to extend by another two years. This contract is due to start on the 1st July 2025.

The maximum cost for this contract will not exceed £191,000.00 per year, with a total five year cost of £955.000.00 and a total seven year cost of £1,337,000.00.

This will be a single stage open procedure with the contract due to start on the 1st July 2025. Rough timeframes for this procurement will be as per below:

- Tender opening: 09.12.2024
- Tender period: 23.12.2024 - 27.01.2025
- Final clarification date: 20.01.2025
- Contract award date: 03.05.2025
- Contract start: 01.07.2025

Procurement documents can be obtained free of charge from https://procontract.due-north.com/


About the buyer

Contact name

Cameron Scott

Address

County Hall
Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
United Kingdom

Email

Cameron.scott@essex.gov.uk

Website

https://www.essex.gov.uk/