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Further Competition from the YPO Appropriate Adults DPS (Reference: 1015)

Lincolnshire County Council

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22 Oct 2026 at 09:10

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Summary of the contracting process

Lincolnshire County Council procured an Appropriate Adults service for children involved in police custody and voluntary suspect interviews in Lincolnshire. The provider must accompany children detained in custody or attending voluntary interviews when a parent, carer or other suitable representative is unavailable, safeguarding their rights, entitlements and welfare. The service also covers children in detention who need an age assessment to establish whether they are under 18. Delivery is across Lincolnshire, including Lincoln. This is a children’s social welfare service, rather than a general counselling or residential care contract.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Child Action Northwest on 8 October 2026. The recorded award value is £0. The contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2028. The council conducted a selective further competition among suppliers appointed to the YPO Appropriate Adults dynamic purchasing system, using a quality-and-price assessment to identify the most economically advantageous proposal. The requirement was treated as a single service, with no separate lots described. The competition deadline was 17 September 2026 at noon. The council’s stated suitability covered small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

For suppliers considering this requirement when it next comes to market, the award shows that Lincolnshire County Council buys a county-wide, child-focused Appropriate Adults service through a further competition within the YPO DPS. A credible provider would need to deliver responsive accompaniment for children in police custody and voluntary suspect interviews, including support where age assessment is required. The core capability is safeguarding children’s rights, entitlements and welfare when a parent, carer or other suitable representative cannot attend. Providers should be able to support activity across Lincolnshire and compete on both service quality and price. The process was open to SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so those business types were considered suitable for this service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Further Competition from the YPO Appropriate Adults DPS (Reference: 1015)

Notice Description

Lincolnshire County Council is conducting a further competition among Suppliers appointed to the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) Appropriate Adults Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) 1015 for the provision of an Appropriate Adults Service for children. The service shall ensure that all children in Lincolnshire who, as required by Lincolnshire Police, have been detained in police custody or attend a voluntary police interview as a suspect, are accompanied by an Appropriate Adult to safeguard their rights, entitlements and welfare in the absence of a Parent/Carer or other suitable representative. In addition, the service shall ensure that an Appropriate Adult is available to support and accompany children detained in Lincolnshire who require an age assessment to determine whether they are under the age of eighteen (18). The evaluation will be based on which proposal is the most economically advantageous to the Council and shall utilise a Quality/Price evaluation criteria to select the successful Supplier.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9128f056-61ab-46fc-9b4c-df7041385f00
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/088fb03c-de0d-440d-ba42-385f406947fd
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85300000 - Social work and related services

85310000 - Social work services

85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

85311100 - Welfare services for the elderly

85311200 - Welfare services for the handicapped

85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

85312100 - Daycare services

85312110 - Child daycare services

85312120 - Daycare services for handicapped children and young people

85312200 - Homedelivery of provisions

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

85312310 - Guidance services

85312320 - Counselling services

85312330 - Family-planning services

85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

85312500 - Rehabilitation services

85312510 - Vocational rehabilitation services

85320000 - Social services

85321000 - Administrative social services

85322000 - Community action programme

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Lincolnshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LINCOLN
Postcode
LN1 1YL
Postcode Area
Lincoln
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF3 Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Lincoln
Electoral Ward
Carholme
Westminster Constituency
Lincoln

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Child Action North West

Further Information

Notice Documents

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