Coming up· published 11 Dec 2025
Appropriate Adult Service
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire · Amber Valley, East Midlands
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire is planning Appropriate Adult Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Amber Valley.
Source: Find a Tender, published 12 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 14:00
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire is planning Appropriate Adult Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Amber Valley. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 12 December 2025. The notice number is 082510-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05f4e6. Bids are made through the buyer's EU-Supply portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process under the title "Appropriate Adult Service." This process falls within the industry category of social work and related services, and is intended for delivery in the UKF region, specifically at the Derbyshire Constabulary in Ripley.
The current stage involves a Request for Information (RFI) to assess options before the current contract expires on 31 August 2026. Key dates include a milestone on 23 January 2026, with future procurement notices expected by 27 February 2026. The project is anticipated to start on 1 September 2026, extending potentially to 31 August 2031 with renewal options.
The tender offers a promising opportunity for growth to businesses involved in social work, health, guidance, and counselling services, particularly those operated by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). As the process proceeds, engaging early can position interested parties ahead in the preparation for subsequent procurement activities.
The notice in full
Derbyshire Constabulary's current Appropriate Adult contract is due to expire on 31st August 2026. Derbyshire Constabulary are now assessing the available options so that a business case can be created to move the procurement forwards. To inform the business case, we are reaching out with this Request for Information [RFI] to the market to carry out a full review of appropriate adult services.
If the business case is approved, a compliant procurement route will be taken at the point of purchase.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Sep 2026 to 31 Aug 2029 (3 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- EU-Supply
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 082510-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f4e6
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services; 85300000 - Social work and related services; 85310000 - Social work services; 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services; 98133110 - Services provided by youth associations
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services; 98 - Other community, social and personal services
Location
- Local authority
- Amber Valley
- Town
- Derby
- Postcode
- DE5 3RS
- Electoral ward
- Ripley
- Constituency
- Amber Valley
- Delivery area
- East Midlands (England)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Sub-region
- South and West Derbyshire
- Area
- Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Aimee Briddon
- Phone
- +44 7542226577
- Address
- Ripley, DE5 3RS · East Midlands · England
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082510-2025
- EU-Supply portal, to register and biduk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05f4e6 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Appropriate Adult Service
When will the Appropriate Adult Service tender open?
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How long is the Appropriate Adult Service contract?
The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Appropriate Adult Service?
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire, based in Amber Valley, East Midlands. The named contact is Aimee Briddon, on +44 7542226577.
How do I bid for Appropriate Adult Service?
Register on the buyer's EU-Supply portal, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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