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title: "Tackling Re-Offending Through Deferred Prosecution Evaluation"
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# Tackling Re-Offending Through Deferred Prosecution Evaluation

Buyer: BCH PROCUREMENT (REPRESENTING THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONERS FOR BEDFORDSHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND HERTFORDSHIRE )  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-325b6111-fad7-4b76-85e3-8d11a7193cb9

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## Summary

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) in Cambridgeshire, representing the BCH Procurement group for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire, is initiating a tender for an evaluation project titled "Tackling Re-Offending Through Deferred Prosecution Evaluation." This project falls under the industry category of evaluation consultancy services and is set to take place in Huntingdon, England. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender period will close on 3rd February 2017. The contract is expected to commence on 16th February 2017 and conclude by 10th May 2018.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in evaluation consulting services to contribute to a project aimed at enhancing public safety and addressing root causes of criminal behaviour. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-suited to participate, leveraging their expertise to inform policy improvements and operational strategies that will impact future policing practices in Cambridgeshire and potentially beyond.

## Notice

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) in Cambridgeshire and Cambridgeshire Constabulary are seeking to commission an evaluation of our work to develop the availability of deferred prosecutions, initially through conditional cautions, together with enhanced interventions to tackle the underlying causes of criminality. This work is currently rolling out across Cambridgeshire. It is suggested work commences as soon as possible to enable lessons to be learnt and if necessary operational changes to be made during implementation with the final full report to be submitted in May 2018 ahead of submission to the Home Office. The evaluation will contribute to the evidence base on policing and associated social issues, informing and shaping the implementation of this work as well as new policies, strategies and practices in the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and Cambridgeshire Constabulary. More widely, the report is required to be submitted to the Home Office and may also inform similar approaches being taken in other police force areas.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c5d5cd10-7e28-4fa4-b1ae-099c4959f88b |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Jan 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Feb 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 16 Feb 2017 - 10 May 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BCH PROCUREMENT (REPRESENTING THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONERS FOR BEDFORDSHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND HERTFORDSHIRE ) |
| Locality | HUNTINGDON |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE29 6NP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Huntingdonshire |
| Electoral ward | Brampton |
| Westminster constituency | Huntingdon |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

## Release History

- 6 Jan 2017 at 16:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c5d5cd10-7e28-4fa4-b1ae-099c4959f88b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c5d5cd10-7e28-4fa4-b1ae-099c4959f88b
  6th January 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bedfordshire.police.uk

## Provenance

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