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A pipeline has been launched for Custodial Healthcare Services.The contract start Date is 1 June 2025. Approach to market date is 12 August 2024.This amended notice is placed as a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of Thames Valley Police’s intention to recommission Custodial Healthcare Services for mid 2025 & beyond. We will be seeking to understand the level & range of service provider interest in delivering these services & seeking providers who have the capability & capacity to deliver a resilient evolving service. The service shall provide fully qualified, trained & competent Healthcare Professionals embedded 24/7/365(6) in the 6 main Custody Suites in the TVP area to assess, treat & signpost Detained Persons (DPs) to ensure fitness for detention, interview, charging, with full live Clinical Oversight & consideration of a multi skilled workforce. The service needs to be reactive to short notice operational needs as well as proactive to longer term strategies, needing to fully integrate with NHS (L&D), Social Care & Voluntary Sector providers of health & social support, managing interconnected relationships & pathways. The purpose of this PIN is for market information only, notifying the intention to re-commission this service mid to late 2024 for contractual arrangements mid 2025 & beyond, rather than a call for competition at this stage. The tendering process will follow the PCR2015 two stage Restricted procedure via In-Tend e-Procurement system. The sell2 address below will act as a single sign on site if suppliers want to engage with any police or fire who use this system; This is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: Thames Valley Police, Oxford Road, KIDLINGTON OX52NX. Email: thom.wilson@thamesvalley.police.uk Website: (Thom Wilson)