Custody services

Tender description

Arrival in custody with physical/mental vulnerabilities such as alcohol/drug-related abuse/misuse can provide a gateway to healthcare services but is not an appropriate place to assess/treat. Service shall provide fully qualified Healthcare Professionals to the 8 custody suites in the TVP area to assess treat and signpost detainees to ensure fitness for detention/charging and needs to fully integrate with NHS, social care and voluntary sector providers of health and social support. The service shall provide fully qualified and trained healthcare professionals to the 8 custody suites in the TVP area to assess treat and signpost Detainees to ensure fitness for detention/charging and needs to fully integrate with NHS, social care and voluntary sector providers of health and social support. These staff may be embedded or mobile. The tender process will be a full EU Restricted process, a 2 stage process: Stage 1: Request for Information (RFI); Stage 2: Request for Quotation (RFQ) with the opportunity for clarification questions throughout. Evaluation will be via a panel of medical and criminal justice staff with expertise in their various fields.