Further Competition from the YPO Appropriate Adults DPS (Reference: 1015)

Lincolnshire County Council is conducting a further competition among Suppliers appointed to the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) Appropriate Adults Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) 1015 for the provision of an Appropriate Adults Service for children.

The service shall ensure that all children in Lincolnshire who, as required by Lincolnshire Police, have been detained in police custody or attend a voluntary police interview as a suspect, are accompanied by an Appropriate Adult to safeguard their rights, entitlements and welfare in the absence of a Parent/Carer or other suitable representative. In addition, the service shall ensure that an Appropriate Adult is available to support and accompany children detained in Lincolnshire who require an age assessment to determine whether they are under the age of eighteen (18).

The evaluation will be based on which proposal is the most economically advantageous to the Council and shall utilise a Quality/Price evaluation criteria to select the successful Supplier.