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title: "Liaison and Diversion Services (Cornwall)"
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# Liaison and Diversion Services (Cornwall)

Buyer: DEVON PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e417

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## Summary

The procurement process detailed here involves the Devon Partnership NHS Trust, which has initiated a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) for Liaison and Diversion Services in Cornwall. The industry category is health and social work services, with a specific focus on services that address mental health, neurodiverse conditions, learning disabilities, and substance misuse amongst others in the criminal justice system. The process is governed by Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, rather than the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement method was a limited, direct award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The notable dates in this process include the commencement of the standstill period following the publication of the notice and the closure of formal representations by 11th November 2025. The contract duration is from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2032, valued at £5,464,024.

This tender presents business growth opportunities primarily for organisations with existing capabilities in mental health and social care within the criminal justice system. Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded the contract, highlighting the suitability of providers with a track record of satisfactory service delivery, existing operational frameworks, and the ability to offer continuity and scalability of high-quality services. Businesses that can partner with or support the awarded supplier through specialised services, technology integration, or capacity building in the health and social work sectors may benefit from this contract. This opportunity is ideally suited for large-scale providers with a strong history of collaboration and innovation within health care and public service frameworks.

## Notice

Liaison and Diversion (L&D) identifies individuals who have mental health, neuro diverse conditions, learning disability, substance misuse or other vulnerabilities when they first come into contact with the criminal justice system (CJS) as suspects, defendants or offenders, usually in Police Custody Suites, through Voluntary Attendance or at Court. L&D works with the Police, The Probation Service, youth offending teams, defence lawyers or court staff to identify those vulnerabilities to ensure that the right support can be put in place as soon as possible to reduce the likelihood that people will reach a crisis-point. The L&D function will provide information, guidance and signposting to appropriate health or social care settings. L&D also acts as a point of referral and assertive follow up for individuals to ensure they can access, and are supported to attend, treatment and rehabilitation appointments. L&D will also provide critical information on those individuals to decision-makers in the justice system, in real time, for consideration when it comes to charging and sentencing. L&D aims to improve overall health outcomes for people and to support a reduction in re-offending.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Liaison and Diversion (L&D) identifies individuals who have mental health, neuro diverse conditions, learning disability, substance misuse or other vulnerabilities when they first come into contact with the criminal justice system (CJS) as suspects, defendants or offenders, usually in Police Custody Suites, through Voluntary Attendance or at Court. L&D works with the Police, The Probation Service, youth offending teams, defence lawyers or court staff to identify those vulnerabilities to ensure that the right support can be put in place as soon as possible to reduce the likelihood that people will reach a crisis-point. The L&D function will provide information, guidance and signposting to appropriate health or social care settings. L&D also acts as a point of referral and assertive follow up for individuals to ensure they can access, and are supported to attend, treatment and rehabilitation appointments. L&D will also provide critical information on those individuals to decision-makers in the justice system, in real time, for consideration when it comes to charging and sentencing. L&D aims to improve overall health outcomes for people and to support a reduction in re-offending. This award has been made under Direct Award Process C. The contract provides for services between 1st April 2025 and 31st March 2032. The lifetime value of this contract is PS5,464,024

### Procurement Information

Key reasons for selecting the provider include: Devon Partnership NHS Trust (DPT) and Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CFT) have a strong history of successfully providing the growing Peninsula Liaison and Diversion (L&D) services for the last 5 years and no service quality issues have been raised by the commissioners. L&D services are well established within both DPT and CFT, ensuring that they will be embedded within quality, performance and financial frameworks within both organisations from day one of the contract. The services are already a fundamental element of both organisations' business plans and existing structures. Via DPT's long term, established working relationship with CFT, the relevant service delivery in this part of the Peninsula will be a seamless, integrated delivery model that best utilises joint skills and expertise gained through worked successfully together. As current service providers, CFT can provide continuity of service and minimal disruption to service users. Being the current providers of these services will also help to, as a minimum, maintain existing service quality whilst also providing a platform for improvement. Through our relative positions in Devon and Cornwall's sustainability and transformation partnerships as well as the unique network that exists between DPT and CFT. This creates a scale of service and expertise that allows us to continue to consistently innovate to find more efficient and effective ways of providing our services, whilst simultaneously being in a unique position to share expertise and learning across the Peninsula. Our Trusts work well collaboratively; we have embedded relationships strong governance processes and clear reporting lines from the service to the Board and commissioners. Effective service delivery relies on successful roster management and allocation of staff to meet demand. DPT's relationship with CFT ensures the right support is given to service users as required. Both CFT and DPT have continuing professional development (CPD) budgets to support staff development and individuals are able to apply for a bursary to fund CPD. Core training and CPD is recorded and monitored for all staff using online learning management systems, allowing for reporting, monitoring of compliance, booking of face-to-face training, and completion of e-learning. DPT and CFT are fully committed to equality and diversity in terms of our workforce and the people we serve. We uphold the values as written in the NHS Constitution and these are embedded in all we do: -Compassion -Respect and Dignity -Everyone counts -Improving Live -Working together for patients -Commitment to quality of care By making a direct award for this contract, DPT were able to mitigate any delay in mobilisation and focus on operational delivery and service improvements from contract commencement. The decision to award is therefore grounded in the provider's ability to meet the requirements of the specification while offering scalable system value, focused service delivery, and demonstrable outcomes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075107-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,464,024 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEVON PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 5AF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Priory |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CORNWALL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 19 Nov 2025 at 10:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075107-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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