Coming up· published 14 May 2025
Healthcare in Custody
West Yorkshire Police · Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber
West Yorkshire Police is planning Healthcare in Custody. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wakefield.
Source: Find a Tender, published 14 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 12:08
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Pipeline notice updated
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 10:36
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Pipeline notice updated
UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 10:48
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Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2030
Contract ends
4 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
West Yorkshire Police is planning Healthcare in Custody. It is a contract for other health and social care in Wakefield. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 25 September 2026 to 25 September 2030. It lasts 4 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs. Find a Tender published it on 14 May 2025. The notice number is 021187-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050d16.
Summary of the contracting process
The West Yorkshire Police is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Healthcare in Custody," aimed at providing healthcare services to detainees and conducting forensic assessments when needed. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is set to commence on 26th September 2026, concluding on 25th September 2030.
It is a regional initiative involving West Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Police, and Humberside Police, with discussions ongoing about whether to maintain it as a collaborative contract or separate it into three single-force agreements. The location for delivery spans multiple regions across the United Kingdom, notably UKE4. A future procurement notice is scheduled for publication by 30th June 2025.
This tender provides a significant business opportunity, particularly for SMEs specializing in healthcare or forensic services.
The notice in full
The service is required to meet the healthcare needs of detainees in Police Custody and to carry out healthcare assessments by forensic examinations on suspects when required by the police. West Yorkshire Police are the lead contracting authority for the current regional collaborative contract between West Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Police and Humberside Police.
Agreement is to be reached regarding whether the new contract remains collaborative or as 3 separate single Force contracts.
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
- 25 Sep 2026 to 25 Sep 2030 (4 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
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
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 021187-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050d16
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Town
- Wakefield
- Postcode
- WF1 3QP
- Electoral ward
- Wakefield North
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Delivery area
- North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLE4 West Yorkshire, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Sub-region
- Wakefield
- Area
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- West Yorkshire Police
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Wakefield, WF1 3QP · Yorkshire and The Humber · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021187-2025
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020381-2025
- Pipeline notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019085-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-050d16 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Healthcare in Custody
When will the Healthcare in Custody tender open?
West Yorkshire Police 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 Healthcare in Custody contract?
The contract runs from 25 September 2026 to 25 September 2030 (4 years).
Who is the buyer for Healthcare in Custody?
West Yorkshire Police, based in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber.
How do I bid for Healthcare in Custody?
Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs. 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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