Planning

Custodial Healthcare Services

THAMES VALLEY POLICE

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Planning

18 Mar 2024 at 10:57

Summary of the contracting process

The Thames Valley Police is planning to recommission Custodial Healthcare Services for 2025 and beyond. The service will provide fully qualified healthcare professionals embedded in custody suites in the TVP area to assess, treat, and signpost detained persons. The service aims to integrate with NHS, social care, and voluntary sector providers to manage interconnected relationships and pathways.

This tender presents an opportunity for healthcare service providers with a focus on delivering custodial healthcare services. The procurement process, led by Thames Valley Police, is currently at the planning stage. The future notice date for this opportunity is scheduled for June 2, 2024. The location of services includes custody suites in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire. Businesses capable of providing high-quality healthcare services and meeting the specific requirements outlined by the buyer would be well-suited to compete for this opportunity.

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Notice Title

Custodial Healthcare Services

Notice Description

This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of Thames Valley Police's intention to recommission Custodial Healthcare Services for 2025 & beyond. We will be seeking to understand the level & range of service provider interest in delivering these services & seeking providers who have the capability & capacity to deliver a resilient evolving service. The service shall provide fully qualified, trained & competent Healthcare Professionals embedded 24/7/365(6) in the 6 main Custody Suites in the TVP area to assess, treat & signpost Detained Persons (DPs) to ensure fitness for detention, interview, charging, with full live Clinical Oversight & consideration of a multi skilled workforce. The service needs to be reactive to short notice operational needs as well as proactive to longer term strategies, needing to fully integrate with NHS (L&D), Social Care & Voluntary Sector providers of health & social support, managing interconnected relationships & pathways.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The service shall provide fully qualified, trained & competent Healthcare Professionals embedded 24/7/365(6) in the 6 main Custody Suites in the TVP area to assess, treat & signpost Detained Persons (DPs) to ensure fitness for detention, interview, charging, release, with full live Clinical Oversight & consideration of a multi skilled workforce to assist in across the Force & in particular the South of the Force. (Note; there is additional pressure in Loddon Valley & Maidenhead that may require additional support). The service needs to be reactive to short notice operational needs as well as proactive to longer term strategies. The ever evolving operational & custody requirements need to fully integrate with NHS (L&D), Social Care & Voluntary Sector providers of health & social support, creating & managing interconnected relationships & pathways with a view to reducing the 'revolving door' effect around the reasons for committing crimes. This will be in conjunction with regular reporting & the subsequent meeting of a number of stringent key performance indicators. Interactive training scenarios involving the Authority &/or other organisations will be welcomed as will insights into industry related technological advances. The Police custody suites are located;o Berkshire (Maidenhead & Reading)o Buckinghamshire (Aylesbury & Milton Keynes)o Oxfordshire (Abingdon & Banbury)o Newbury (Berks) - Retained for Operational Contingencyo High Wycombe (Bucks) - Retained for Operational Contingency The services within scope, include PACE compliant core Custodial Healthcare provision, primarily, Custody DP Healthcare management, the provision of medical & forensic examinations, treatment for minor medical injuries, fitness assessments prior to interview, charging, bailing, court appearance &/or release, live clinical oversight, crisis support, management of substance misuse & onward referral services for people who have been DPs. In addition but not limited to the core provision; a) Holistic Healthcare Services; (General Healthcare prior to & following any forensic work)b) Forensic sampling following a healthcare assessment relevant for that purposec) Call Centre, email & video call facilities (or other mutually agreed contact mechanisms) through which the Authority can ask for forensic medical & healthcare services.The re-tendering exercise will aim to increase equity of access & ensure a consistent, resilient & high standard of quality care to DPs. The service will delivered in line with current national standards, guidance, NHSE specification & best practice, & at the same time meet the local needs of each Custody Suite/Force area, planned & Ad hoc operational requirements. The Provider will ensure that the service is delivered in an age-appropriate way for children & adults & vulnerable persons; all staff must meet the skills & competences commensurate with the role they are performing. The service should consider PACE, Safeguarding, support to joint protocols around the safe management of intoxication in custody & Health & Forensic requirements with equal priority. The Custodial Healthcare provider will work closely with L&D providers & other support services within the custody Suite & ensure service users are referred to appropriate onward provision as necessary. The Authority will be seeking interest from the market providers in providing such a service from suitably qualified, capable & competent organisations. The purpose of this PIN is for market information only, notifying the intention to re-commission this service mid 2024 for contractual arrangements 2025 & beyond, rather than a call for competition at this stage. The tendering process will follow the PCR2015 two stage Restricted procedure via In-Tend e-Procurement system. The sell2 address below will act as a single sign on site if suppliers want to engage with any police or fire who use this system; https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0449b8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008594-2024
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Jun 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THAMES VALLEY POLICE
Contact Name
Thom Wilson
Contact Email
thom.wilson@thamesvalley.police.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
KIDLINGTON
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

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