Custody Healthcare Services - Pre Market Engagement

Tender description

This notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of Cheshire Constabulary/PCC for Cheshire’s intention to recommission a Custody Healthcare Service. It is likely that this will occur in the middle part of 2023 for commencement 1st December 2023, replacing the Integrated Service which has been in place since 2018. The PCC would like to understand the level & range of service provider interest in delivering these services who have the capability and capacity to deliver a resilient service. The service shall provide fully qualified, trained and competent Healthcare Professionals 24/7/365(6) in the 3 Centralised Custody Suites (which lends itself to an embedded model) in the Cheshire Constabulary area. The service will need to assess, treat & signpost Detained Persons (DPs) to ensure fitness for detention, interview, charge, transport as well as gathering forensic evidence for presentation at court e.g obtain blood and intimate samples. The service will need to fully integrate with the NHS England commissioned Liaison & Diversion Services and other partner agencies in the local health, social care and voluntary sectors. Developing and maintaining referral pathways will be a key requirement. A robust performance framework for the service will be required. The service specification will be based around the national custody healthcare specification and include specific Cheshire elements. A copy of the current Integrated Service specification (which includes L&D) and the most recent copy of the national custody healthcare specification will be made available to interested providers. The purpose of this PIN is without call for competition only at this stage to alert & gauge the market and provide a conduit for potential service providers to express an interest. Interested providers will be contacted during March to arrange one-to-one appointments.