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Awarded· 23 Apr 2025

Appropriate Adult

Cheshire West and Chester Council · Cheshire West and Chester, North West

Cheshire West and Chester Council has awarded Appropriate Adult. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cheshire West and Chester.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 24 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Child Action Northwest

  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 10:42

    View notice

  4. Next

    2027

    Contract ends

    2 years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Cheshire West and Chester Council has awarded Appropriate Adult. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cheshire West and Chester. The contract went to Child Action Northwest. It was awarded on 23 April 2025. The contract value is £50,000. The contract runs from 23 April 2025 to 31 March 2027. It lasts 2 years.

It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 24 April 2025. The notice number is 016742-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0506e5.

Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire West and Chester Council awarded the contract titled "Appropriate Adult" to Child Action Northwest, focusing on health and social work services under the industry category. The procurement process, which followed a direct method without competition, was completed on 24th April 2025. This contract, aimed at providing Appropriate Adult services for children detained in police custody, is part of a light touch regime.

Services under this contract will be delivered across multiple regions in the United Kingdom, including UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, and UKK, with the contractual engagement running from 24th April 2025 to 31st March 2027. This tender offers substantial business growth opportunities, especially for SMEs and VCSEs in the health and social services sector.

The notice in full

Child Action North West will act on behalf of the YJS and the four local authorities in the Cheshire region to provide Appropriate Adult service for children who are detained in police custody as and when required in accordance with Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE).

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
23 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2027 (2 years)
Awarded to
Child Action Northwest
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Below threshold - without competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Contracts value
£50,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
016742-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0506e5
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services; 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services; 98 - Other community, social and personal services
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Location

Cheshire West and Chester Council is based in Cheshire West and Chester. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Town
Chester
Postcode
CH65 0BA
Electoral ward
Central & Grange
Constituency
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Region
North West
Sub-region
Cheshire West and Chester
Area
Cheshire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Category
Services
Address
Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BA · North West · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Child Action Northwest
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Appropriate Adult

Who won the Appropriate Adult contract?

Cheshire West and Chester Council awarded the contract to Child Action Northwest on 23 April 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2027, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Appropriate Adult contract worth?

The contract value is £50,000. The contract runs from 23 April 2025 to 31 March 2027 (2 years).

Who is the buyer for Appropriate Adult?

Cheshire West and Chester Council, based in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.

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