Official UK procurement notice
West Midlands Arrest Referral Service
Authority: Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (Police & fire)
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75)Health & Social Care (85)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£7,199,000≈ £2.4m / year · £7,199,000 inc. VAT41.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 2 Jun 2025awarded 26 Jun 2025
Award (standstill) to CRANSTOUN
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Oct 2028 · up to 1 Oct 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe service will maximise the opportunities to engage people who are addicted to
drugs and/or alcohol, in contact with the police, with treatment and other support
services and will complement existing services.
CPV: Community health services · Provision of services to the community · Rehabilitation services · Toxic substances rehabilitation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£7,199,000
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).
How bids were scored
- Simple description: Price 45% Quality 45% Social Value 10%
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Apr 2025, 15:16 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Jun 2025, 15:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Jun 2025
- Authority reference
WMOPCC - 62040- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018601- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0502a9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 2 Jun 2025, 09:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 May 2025, 09:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
14 Apr 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 10 dates- Planning notice published14 Apr 2025, 15:16 BST
- Next notice expected26 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
- Tender notice published1 May 2025, 17:42 BST
- Clarification questions by14 May 2025, 09:00 BST
- Submission deadline2 Jun 2025, 09:00 BST
- Award decision expected by19 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent26 Jun 2025
- Latest notice published26 Jun 2025, 15:29 BST
- Standstill ends7 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts387 days ago1 Oct 2025
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2025- Planned procurement notice published14 Apr 2025, 15:16 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published1 May 2025, 17:42 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active1 May 2025, 17:42 BST
- Deadline moved to 2 Jun 2025, 10:00 BST1 May 2025, 17:42 BST+5 days · was 28 May 2025, 00:59 BST
- Tender notice published2 May 2025, 12:42 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published6 May 2025, 11:04 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 2 Jun 2025, 09:00 BST6 May 2025, 11:04 BST+0 days · was 2 Jun 2025, 10:00 BST
- Contract award notice published26 Jun 2025, 15:29 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Jun 2025, 15:29 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Jul 2025, 00:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 1 May 2025
- 2025-04: 1 release · 14 Apr 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £4,211,0431 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRANSTOUNVCSE1 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2028 · up to 1 Oct 2030Extensions: on agreement of both parties · Options: To include the court work as described in the specification | £4,211,043 | 26 Jun 2025standstill to 7 Jul 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonCranstoun · South East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CranstounAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender