Provision of an Appropriate Adult Service

Description

Tenderers are invited to tender for the Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire's (the Customer's) requirements for provision of an Appropriate Adult Service. Appropriate Adults are called to a police station as an important safeguard, providing independent support to: • Any adult person (over 18 years) believed to have a mental health problem and/or learning disability, arrested and taken into custody by Wiltshire Police and believed to be in need of an Appropriate Adult. • Any child/young person aged 10 to 17 years old inclusive, arrested and taken into custody by Wiltshire Police and believed to be in need of an Appropriate Adult and where the Youth Offending team, social worker and Appropriate Adult Service of the Youth Offending Teams (YOT) has been contacted and is not available. The Customer seeks to award a 5 year contract, commencing on 1st July 2022.