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title: "All Age Appropriate Adult Service"
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# All Age Appropriate Adult Service

Buyer: DORSET COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4f4bec59-84e2-4043-97e9-acad6dad9bf8

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## Summary

The Dorset Council is the contracting authority overseeing the procurement of the "All Age Appropriate Adult Service," which falls under the health and social work services category. This contract, valued at £320,796, has a two-year duration starting from 1st July 2021, with the potential for two additional 12-month extensions. The tender process was completed on 29th March 2021, and it is an award stage tender initiated through a further competition from the YPO Appropriate Adults Dynamic Purchasing System. The service is aimed at supporting vulnerable adults and youth in police custody across the South West region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in vulnerable adult and youth services, particularly those with experience in health and social work. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be well-suited to compete for this contract, given the emphasis on meeting specific needs in sensitive environments. With the possibility for contract extensions, successful bidders may also benefit from ongoing service provision and relationships with local authorities and youth justice services.

## Notice

A service to provide persons to act as an Appropriate Adult for Vulnerable Adults as well as children and young people who have allegedly committed an offence and require a formal interview and for whom a person with parental responsibility or other appropriate family member cannot be located or declines to attend. All partners support the principles that police custody should be used as little as possible for young people, that when young people enter police custody their specific needs should be identified and met, and that the time they spend in police custody should be as short as possible. The service is being commissioned by a partnership of the Dorset Combined Youth Justice Service, Dorset Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's Adult Services as well as their Children's Services and Dorset Council's Adult Services and their children's Services. Dorset Council's Children's Services are acting as the lead commissioner. Additional information: 2 year contract with the possibility of a further 2 x 12-month extensions This was a further competition from the YPO Appropriate Adults DPS - 1015

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b3283eff-cb21-42ce-94e8-7e76325ec532 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 May 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 May 2021 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £320,796 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £320,796 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DORSET COUNCIL |
| Locality | DORCHESTER |
| Post town | Dorchester |
| Postcode | DT1 1UZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK64 Dorset |
| Local authority | Dorset |
| Electoral ward | Dorchester West |
| Westminster constituency | West Dorset |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE APPROPRIATE ADULT SERVICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 14 May 2021 at 12:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b3283eff-cb21-42ce-94e8-7e76325ec532

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b3283eff-cb21-42ce-94e8-7e76325ec532
  14th May 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

## Provenance

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