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

Buyer: Lincolnshire County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9128f056-61ab-46fc-9b4c-df7041385f00

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/088fb03c-de0d-440d-ba42-385f406947fd |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2028 |
| 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 | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Lincolnshire County Council |
| Locality | LINCOLN |
| Postcode area | Lincoln |
| Postcode | LN1 1YL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC |
| Local authority | Lincoln |
| Electoral ward | Carholme |
| Westminster constituency | Lincoln |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Child Action North West |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### 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

## Release History

- 22 Oct 2026 at 09:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/088fb03c-de0d-440d-ba42-385f406947fd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/088fb03c-de0d-440d-ba42-385f406947fd
  22nd October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://app.panacea-software.com/lcc/
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