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Healthcare & Forensic Services in Custody for South Yorkshire & Humberside Police

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

03 Aug 2026 at 17:40

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

24 Apr 2026 at 13:41

UK4 - Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

17 Apr 2026 at 13:05

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

02 Mar 2026 at 14:40

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

11 Dec 2025 at 09:40

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, acting for South Yorkshire Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside, procured a single-provider healthcare and forensic service in custody. The service supports both forces, with South Yorkshire Police as the lead force and the authority as contracting body. The requirement covers health services delivered in custody settings across South Yorkshire and Humberside. It is a collaborative public-sector service contract rather than a supply-only requirement, and is suited to organisations able to provide integrated clinical and forensic capability for people held in police custody. The procurement falls within the health services category (CPV 85100000) and requires one contractor to deliver the service for both participating forces.

The procurement has been awarded following a competitive flexible procedure under the light-touch regime. Partnering Health Limited was selected as the preferred supplier and awarded the single lot on 3 August 2026. The award value is £34,499,418.33 excluding VAT, or £41,399,302 including VAT. The contract is due to run from 26 January 2027 to 25 January 2032, with an option to extend for up to five further years, to a maximum end date of 25 January 2037. Six valid tenders reached the final stage. Evaluation weighted quality, including social value, at 70% overall—60% quality and 10% social value—and price at 30%. The contract signature milestone is scheduled for 30 September 2026.

This award demonstrates established demand from two police forces for a single, integrated provider of healthcare and forensic services in custody. A future competitor would need to show the clinical capability, forensic expertise, operational resilience and governance needed to deliver consistently across South Yorkshire and Humberside, rather than serving one custody location in isolation. The competition attracted six valid final-stage tenders, including four from small and medium-sized enterprises, indicating that the requirement can be contested by capable specialist providers as well as larger organisations. Credibility will depend on strong technical and economic capacity, evidence against the procurement requirements, and the ability to satisfy due-diligence checks and provide required certification. Demonstrable service quality and meaningful social value would be central to competing effectively.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Healthcare & Forensic Services in Custody for South Yorkshire & Humberside Police

Notice Description

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) for and on behalf of itself and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside (PCC) are procuring a Healthcare and Forensic Service in Custody, for South Yorkshire Police (SYP) and Humberside Police (HP). The procurement was conducted in accordance with PA23 under the Competitive Flexible Procedure. This requirement is for a collaborative contract for the two forces, with SYP as the lead force and SYMCA as the contracting authority, for services to be delivered by a single contractor.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Provision to extend for up to a maximum of a further 5 years.

Planning Information

Market Engagement Questionnaire

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f357
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073403-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£32,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£32,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£34,499,418 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
28 Apr 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
28 Feb 2026Expired
Award Date
3 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
26 Jan 2027 - 25 Jan 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S1 2BQ
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire, TLE3 South Yorkshire
Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PARTNERING HEALTH LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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