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title: "Forensic Medical & Healthcare Services"
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buyer: "CHESHIRE CONSTABULARY ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR CHESHIRE"
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# Forensic Medical & Healthcare Services

Buyer: CHESHIRE CONSTABULARY ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR CHESHIRE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03f555

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## Summary

The Cheshire Constabulary/Police & Crime Commissioner for Cheshire has awarded a contract for "Forensic Medical & Healthcare Services" with a value of £12,500,000. The contract period is from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2028, with options to extend until 31st March 2031. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically health services, and was classified under CPV code 85100000. The contract involves the provision of healthcare interventions and forensic examinations within the Cheshire Constabulary Policing Area.

This tender offers business growth opportunities for providers of medical practice, health services, nursing personnel, and related services. The procurement process has concluded with the award going to Mitie Care & Custody Ltd. Businesses well-suited to bid on such contracts should have a strong track record in delivering healthcare services, clinical governance, workforce management, and IT systems. Key dates include the contract signing on 23rd November 2023 and the bid submission deadline extension from 20th September 2023 to 27th September 2023.

## Notice

This is a Contract Award Notice The provision of Forensic Medical & Healthcare Services to Cheshire Constabulary/Police & Crime Commissioner for Cheshire to provide healthcare interventions and forensic examinations on victims, suspects, witnesses and police personnel. The Service will provide a safe, reliable, effective, efficient and timely clinical and forensic medical and healthcare service response on a 24-hour/7-day-per-week 365/366-days-per-year basis, via a single point of contact/call centre through which the force can request a healthcare intervention.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a Contract Award Notice The provision of Forensic Medical & Healthcare Services to Cheshire Constabulary/Police & Crime Commissioner for Cheshire to provide healthcare interventions and forensic examinations on victims, suspects, witnesses and police personnel. Within the police custody suites, the Forensic Medical & Healthcare Service will also provide a clinical assessment of a Service User's fitness for detention, interview, charge and release in accordance with PACE (1984) and the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP) on Detention and Custody. The service requirements also includes interventions required for Test on Arrest. Developing and maintaining referral pathways is a key requirement. The Service will provide a safe, reliable, effective, efficient and timely clinical and forensic medical and healthcare service response on a 24-hour/7-day-per-week 365/366-days-per-year basis. The service provider will operate a single point of contact/call centre through which the force can request a healthcare intervention at anytime of the day or night, every day of the year including all public holidays, to ask for Forensic Medical and Healthcare Services. The strategic aims of the Forensic Medical & Healthcare Service are to improve health outcomes for Service Users in the criminal justice system and to contribute to the reduction of offending and/or escalation of offending behaviours by means of providing a high quality, safe, effective and best value service. The Specification contains full details of the aims/objectives/outcomes and requirements. The service provider must deliver a service model that offers a comprehensive range of consultation methods that prioritise face to face but for non-urgent matters could include by agreement with custody staff, telephone and email consultations, telemedicine and digital solutions. The provider will be required to have an electronic system connected to the NHS Summary Care Record. The service provider must assist in the gathering and supply of evidence for presentation at Court within scope of healthcare services including, but not limited to, obtaining blood and intimate samples, the provision of evidence of opinion in relation to injuries sustained and the provision of professional advice. The service provider will be expected to provide Forensic Medical and Healthcare Services at Cheshire Constabulary locations as well as at any other locations to meet operational requirements, this may on occasion be outside the Cheshire Constabulary policing area boundary. The contract will be for an initial period of 4 years commencing on 1st April 2024 with the initial term ending 31st March 2028. The options to extend will take the contract to a maximum expiry of 31st March 2031. The estimated maximum contract value shown in this notice relates to a period up to the maximum expiry date. A standstill period was observed from 13/10/2023 to 23/10/2023 inclusive

Options: There will be options to extend the contract to a maximum expiry of 31st March 2031, in increments of not less than 6 months.

Renewal: There will be options to extend the contract to a maximum expiry of 31st March 2031, in increments of not less than 6 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035708-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £12,500,000 |
| Lots value | £12,500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £12,500,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CHESHIRE CONSTABULARY ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR CHESHIRE |
| Locality | WINSFORD, CHESHIRE |
| Post town | Crewe |
| Postcode | CW7 2UA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Electoral ward | Winsford Over & Verdin |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Cheshire |
| Delivery location | TLD6 Cheshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MITIE CARE & CUSTODY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 75122000 - Administrative healthcare services
- 79624000 - Supply services of nursing personnel
- 79625000 - Supply services of medical personnel
- 85100000 - Health services
- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel

## Release History

- 4 Dec 2023 at 16:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035708-2023
- 4 Sep 2023 at 16:06 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026117-2023
- 18 Aug 2023 at 14:51 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024393-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cheshire.police.uk
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=72022&B=BLUELIGHT
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/33132

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