Official UK procurement notice
Kent & Medway Appropriate Adult (AA) Service
Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent is seeking to award a Contract for the provision of Kent & Medway Appropriate Adult (AA) Service. Under The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) the Police have a statutory requirement to provide an AA when dealing with a suspect who is a juvenile or vulnerable adult, but they cannot provide the AA themselves, as they must be independent from the police. The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) introduced the provision of Appropriate Adults (AA) to safeguard the interests of vulnerable adults and juveniles suspected of a criminal offence. An AA’s role is to ensure that vulnerable people are treated fairly, with respect for their rights and entitlements and that they can understand and participate effectively in criminal proceedings related to the investigation and/or their detention. The value of the contract being procured is estimated to be £1,560,000 GBP depending upon extension options being taken, For the purpose of this tender bidders should base their pricing on a budget of £260,000 per annum. As detailed in the procurement documents. Additional coverage of the AA service may be required during the lifetime of the contract. As such the contract value may increase up to the overall value of £2,760,000. There is no guarantee of this inclusion. As detailed within the procurement documents for this tender
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,760,000
- Value
- £2,760,000 exc. VAT · £3,312,000 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- 2 x 12 months extension
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality — 65%
- Price — 25%
- Social Value Price — 5%
- Social Value Quality — 5%
Published award criteria (4)
- Social Value Price — Social Value Price 5%
- Social Value Quality — Social Value Quality 5%
- Technical & professional abilityPlease refer to the Tender Documentation
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 22 Dec 2025, 14:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Dec 2025, 14:45 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Authority reference
7F-2023-C087- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ff49Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
9 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published9 Apr 2025, 09:32 BST
- Market engagement29 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent will be conducting a tender process in May 2025. Prior to the tender publication a supplier engagement event will take place on 29th April 2025 via on-line Teams meeting at 10.00am. This engagement event is to provide an overview of the service more…
requirements, commissioning intentions and timelines for this procurement. Please ensure you express interest so formal invites can be shared, joining instructions will be issued before the event. - Next notice expected20 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published22 May 2025, 16:35 BST
- Clarification questions by13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline25 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by361 days ago29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published278 days ago22 Dec 2025, 14:45 GMT
- Contract starts178 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 15 Dec 2025 | CancelledReview of requirements to be undertaken |
Notice history
12 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Apr 2025- Procurement termination notice published22 Dec 2025, 14:45 GMTUK12
- Published value updated22 Dec 2025, 14:45 GMTwas £2,760,000
- Status changed to complete22 Dec 2025, 14:45 GMT
- Procurement method changed22 Dec 2025, 14:45 GMT
- Deadline withdrawn22 Dec 2025, 14:45 GMT
- Buyer details updated22 Dec 2025, 14:45 GMT
- Tender notice published22 May 2025, 16:35 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £2,760,00022 May 2025, 16:35 BSTwas £1,560,000
- Status changed to active22 May 2025, 16:35 BST
- Procurement method changed22 May 2025, 16:35 BST
- Deadline published: 25 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST22 May 2025, 16:35 BST
- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Apr 2025, 09:32 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender