Scope
Reference
HW 01
Description
The Customer wishes to establish a single Provider Contract for the provision of Healthcare in Custody for Police and Crime Commissioner for Durham (DPCC). The Customer is managing this procurement process in accordance with the new Public Procurement Act 2023 and will follow the Competitive Flexible Procedure ("the Regulations").
The Authority reserves the right to issue updated versions (Modifications) of the documents to Suppliers as and when the need arises, in order to reflect the corresponding stage of the Competitive Flexible Procedure, together with any changes to the Procurement or any other new information.
The authority also reserves the right as reflected in Schedule 8 of the new Procurement Act 2023 following contract award the authority, and the contracted supplier may have a need to make various modifications (unforeseen at this moment) as the contract evolves over the full term of the agreement.
Please make sure in order to bid for this Procurement that you are registered on both Sell2 and registered specifically with Durham Constabulary and also please ENSURE you are registered on the 'Central Digital Platform' as per the cabinet office guidance as we have provided further notices and a DRAFT Specification (Information Document Only) with the current stages on the Procurement on both In-Tend and the CDP. The links for the areas are below:
Sell 2 link - https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home
Central Digital Platform link - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-short-guides/suppliers-how-to-register-your-organisation-and-first-administrator-on-find-a-tender-in-three-easy-steps-html
Total value (estimated)
- £10,000,000 excluding VAT
- £12,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2030
- 4 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 66162000 - Custody services
- 85100000 - Health services
Contract locations
- UKC14 - Durham CC
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
10 May 2025
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
31 May 2025, 1:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
All submissions must be made through the In-Tend system following the instructions set out in the tender documents in each stage.
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
1 August 2025
Other information
Payment terms
In line with the implied payment terms in the Procurement Act 2023.
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Documents
Documents to be provided after the tender notice
Finalised procurement documents will be published in full with the tender notice once the Preliminary Market Engagement has been completed.
Contracting authority
Police And Crime Commissioner For Durham
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMZV-7732-XXTT
Police Headquarters, Aykley Heads
Durham
DH1 5TT
United Kingdom
Contact name: Marie Dale / Reece Jackson
Email: procurement@durham.police.uk
Region: UKC14 - Durham CC
Organisation type: Public authority - central government