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# Appropriate Adult for Vulnerable Adult for Vulnerable Adults Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appropriate-adult-for-vulnerable-adult-for-vulnerable-adults-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02f15e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Merseyside Police - Procurement Department: "Appropriate Adult for Vulnerable Adult for Vulnerable Adults Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Dec 2021, 16:00 GMT. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Merseyside Police - Procurement Department](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/merseyside-police-procurement-department-GB-FTS-66745)
- **Published Value:** £600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 December 2021 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Guidance services, Other community, social and personal services, Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
- **Delivery Location:** UKD7
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £600,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appropriate-adult-for-vulnerable-adult-for-vulnerable-adults-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02f15e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f15e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appropriate-adult-for-vulnerable-adult-for-vulnerable-adults-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02f15e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D40310%26B%3DBLUELIGHT)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/appropriate-adult-for-vulnerable-adult-for-vulnerable-adults-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02f15e#participate

## Description
The Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside (PCC) has notified that she will award funding to provide Appropriate Adult services for Vulnerable Adults in Merseyside for a 12-month period with an option to extend by four periods of 12 months, resulting in a potential 5-year contract, commencing 1st April 2022 – ending 31st March 2027.
The PCC requires a high-quality Appropriate Adult Service which safeguards the interests and welfare of Vulnerable Adults in Police Custody or Voluntary Attendance sites within Merseyside, where parents/carers, or the person with responsibility, are unable or unwilling to attend. The presence of an Appropriate Adult provides one of the essential checks and balances within the criminal justice process and ensures that the rights of Vulnerable Adults are protected.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85312310, 85312400, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £600,000
- **Description:** The Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside (PCC) has notified that she will award funding to provide Appropriate Adult services for Vulnerable Adults in Merseyside for a 12-month period with an option to extend by four periods of 12 months, resul...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2022 to 31/03/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Appropriate Adult for Vulnerable Adult for Vulnerable Adults Service (active)
  - Award id: `004764-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **The Appropriate Adult Service Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-133503`
  - Value: £600,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Appropriate Adult for Vulnerable Adult for Vulnerable Adults Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000
  - Signed Date: 17/01/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004764-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-02-21T09:39:46.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:00:02.924Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02f15e