Official UK procurement notice
APPROPRIATE ADULT SERVICE FOR young people aged 10 - 17 years
Authority: Plymouth City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of the Service is to facilitate clear communication for young people in the circumstances set out in the introduction to this Specification, and to ensure that the:
young person understands their rights
rights of the young person are upheld
young person understands relevant Police procedures
The Service will provide effective, impartial Appropriate Adult support to young people in the circumstances set out in the introduction to this Specification, ensuring that their rights are upheld.
Appropriate Adults provided by the Service will arrive at the custody centre within 1.5 hours of the initial call out - unless a different timescale is specifically requested.
Within 24 hours of conclusion of the call out, the Service will provide a copy of Plymouth City Council's 'Appropriate Adult form' (version dated February 2025, or subsequent versions as advised) to the Council's Youth Justice Service.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Apr 2026, 11:40 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Apr 2026, 11:40 BST
- Authority reference
PEO/25006- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033196- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0680daFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published13 Apr 2026, 11:40 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Appropriate Adult Service LimitedSME | £103,950 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · The Appropriate Adult Service LimitedSME
- Signed
- 10 Apr 2026
- Value
- £103,950
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029 · up to 31 May 2032 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The anticipated duration of the contract is 3 years with an option to extend for a further 3 year period.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- THE APPROPRIATE ADULT SERVICE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender