Planning

Appropriate Adult Service

  • The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-082510

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05f4e6

Published 12 December 2025, 2:00pm



Scope

Reference

DP1038

Description

Derbyshire Constabulary's current Appropriate Adult contract is due to expire on 31st August 2026. Derbyshire Constabulary are now assessing the available options so that a business case can be created to move the procurement forwards. To inform the business case, we are reaching out with this Request for Information [RFI] to the market to carry out a full review of appropriate adult services. If the business case is approved, a compliant procurement route will be taken at the point of purchase.

Total value (estimated)

  • £0 excluding VAT
  • £0 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2026 to 1 September 2029
  • Possible extension to 1 September 2031
  • 5 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85300000 - Social work and related services
  • 85000000 - Health and social work services
  • 85310000 - Social work services
  • 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
  • 98133110 - Services provided by youth associations

Contract locations

  • UKF - East Midlands (England)

Engagement

Engagement deadline

23 January 2026

Engagement process description


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

27 February 2026


Contracting authority

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZLQ-6388-PQDJ

Derbyshire Constabulary

Ripley

DE5 3RS

United Kingdom

Contact name: Aimee Briddon

Telephone: +44 7542226577

Email: aimee.briddon@derbyshire.police.uk

Region: UKF13 - South and West Derbyshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government