--- title: "Custodial Healthcare Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0449b8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0449b8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0449b8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0449b8.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THAMES VALLEY POLICE" published: "2024-03-18" --- # Custodial Healthcare Services Buyer: THAMES VALLEY POLICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0449b8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0449b8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0449b8.json) ## Summary The Thames Valley Police is planning to recommission Custodial Healthcare Services for 2025 and beyond. The service will provide fully qualified healthcare professionals embedded in custody suites in the TVP area to assess, treat, and signpost detained persons. The service aims to integrate with NHS, social care, and voluntary sector providers to manage interconnected relationships and pathways. This tender presents an opportunity for healthcare service providers with a focus on delivering custodial healthcare services. The procurement process, led by Thames Valley Police, is currently at the planning stage. The future notice date for this opportunity is scheduled for June 2, 2024. The location of services includes custody suites in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire. Businesses capable of providing high-quality healthcare services and meeting the specific requirements outlined by the buyer would be well-suited to compete for this opportunity. ## Notice This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of Thames Valley Police's intention to recommission Custodial Healthcare Services for 2025 & beyond. We will be seeking to understand the level & range of service provider interest in delivering these services & seeking providers who have the capability & capacity to deliver a resilient evolving service. The service shall provide fully qualified, trained & competent Healthcare Professionals embedded 24/7/365(6) in the 6 main Custody Suites in the TVP area to assess, treat & signpost Detained Persons (DPs) to ensure fitness for detention, interview, charging, with full live Clinical Oversight & consideration of a multi skilled workforce. The service needs to be reactive to short notice operational needs as well as proactive to longer term strategies, needing to fully integrate with NHS (L&D), Social Care & Voluntary Sector providers of health & social support, managing interconnected relationships & pathways. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The service shall provide fully qualified, trained & competent Healthcare Professionals embedded 24/7/365(6) in the 6 main Custody Suites in the TVP area to assess, treat & signpost Detained Persons (DPs) to ensure fitness for detention, interview, charging, release, with full live Clinical Oversight & consideration of a multi skilled workforce to assist in across the Force & in particular the South of the Force. (Note; there is additional pressure in Loddon Valley & Maidenhead that may require additional support). The service needs to be reactive to short notice operational needs as well as proactive to longer term strategies. The ever evolving operational & custody requirements need to fully integrate with NHS (L&D), Social Care & Voluntary Sector providers of health & social support, creating & managing interconnected relationships & pathways with a view to reducing the 'revolving door' effect around the reasons for committing crimes. This will be in conjunction with regular reporting & the subsequent meeting of a number of stringent key performance indicators. Interactive training scenarios involving the Authority &/or other organisations will be welcomed as will insights into industry related technological advances. The Police custody suites are located;o Berkshire (Maidenhead & Reading)o Buckinghamshire (Aylesbury & Milton Keynes)o Oxfordshire (Abingdon & Banbury)o Newbury (Berks) - Retained for Operational Contingencyo High Wycombe (Bucks) - Retained for Operational Contingency The services within scope, include PACE compliant core Custodial Healthcare provision, primarily, Custody DP Healthcare management, the provision of medical & forensic examinations, treatment for minor medical injuries, fitness assessments prior to interview, charging, bailing, court appearance &/or release, live clinical oversight, crisis support, management of substance misuse & onward referral services for people who have been DPs. In addition but not limited to the core provision; a) Holistic Healthcare Services; (General Healthcare prior to & following any forensic work)b) Forensic sampling following a healthcare assessment relevant for that purposec) Call Centre, email & video call facilities (or other mutually agreed contact mechanisms) through which the Authority can ask for forensic medical & healthcare services.The re-tendering exercise will aim to increase equity of access & ensure a consistent, resilient & high standard of quality care to DPs. The service will delivered in line with current national standards, guidance, NHSE specification & best practice, & at the same time meet the local needs of each Custody Suite/Force area, planned & Ad hoc operational requirements. The Provider will ensure that the service is delivered in an age-appropriate way for children & adults & vulnerable persons; all staff must meet the skills & competences commensurate with the role they are performing. The service should consider PACE, Safeguarding, support to joint protocols around the safe management of intoxication in custody & Health & Forensic requirements with equal priority. The Custodial Healthcare provider will work closely with L&D providers & other support services within the custody Suite & ensure service users are referred to appropriate onward provision as necessary. The Authority will be seeking interest from the market providers in providing such a service from suitably qualified, capable & competent organisations. The purpose of this PIN is for market information only, notifying the intention to re-commission this service mid 2024 for contractual arrangements 2025 & beyond, rather than a call for competition at this stage. The tendering process will follow the PCR2015 two stage Restricted procedure via In-Tend e-Procurement system. The sell2 address below will act as a single sign on site if suppliers want to engage with any police or fire who use this system; https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008594-2024 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Mar 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Jun 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THAMES VALLEY POLICE | | Locality | KIDLINGTON | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | N/A | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel ## Release History - 18 Mar 2024 at 10:57 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008594-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home - https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/ - https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/police-forces/thames-valley-police/areas/au/about-us/our-people/departments-and-teams/procurement/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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