Awarded· 31 Mar 2025
Liaison and Diversion Services (Cornwall)
Devon Partnership NHS Trust · Exeter, South West
Devon Partnership NHS Trust has awarded Liaison and Diversion Services (Cornwall). It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Exeter.
Source: Find a Tender, published 19 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 10:54
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About this tender
In brief
Devon Partnership NHS Trust has awarded Liaison and Diversion Services (Cornwall). It is a contract for learning disability and autism in Exeter. The contract went to Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £5,464,024.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 19 November 2025. The notice number is 075107-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05e417.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process detailed here involves the Devon Partnership NHS Trust, which has initiated a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) for Liaison and Diversion Services in Cornwall. The industry category is health and social work services, with a specific focus on services that address mental health, neurodiverse conditions, learning disabilities, and substance misuse amongst others in the criminal justice system.
The process is governed by Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, rather than the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The procurement method was a limited, direct award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The notable dates in this process include the commencement of the standstill period following the publication of the notice and the closure of formal representations by 11th November 2025.
The contract duration is from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2032, valued at £5,464,024. Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded the contract, highlighting the suitability of providers with a track record of satisfactory service delivery, existing operational frameworks, and the ability to offer continuity and scalability of high-quality services.
The notice in full
Liaison and Diversion (L&D) identifies individuals who have mental health, neuro diverse conditions, learning disability, substance misuse or other vulnerabilities when they first come into contact with the criminal justice system (CJS) as suspects, defendants or offenders, usually in Police Custody Suites, through Voluntary Attendance or at Court.
L&D works with the Police, The Probation Service, youth offending teams, defence lawyers or court staff to identify those vulnerabilities to ensure that the right support can be put in place as soon as possible to reduce the likelihood that people will reach a crisis-point. The L&D function will provide information, guidance and signposting to appropriate health or social care settings.
L&D also acts as a point of referral and assertive follow up for individuals to ensure they can access, and are supported to attend, treatment and rehabilitation appointments. L&D will also provide critical information on those individuals to decision-makers in the justice system, in real time, for consideration when it comes to charging and sentencing.
L&D aims to improve overall health outcomes for people and to support a reduction in re-offending.
Lots (1)
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Lot 1Cancelled
Liaison and Diversion (L&D) identifies individuals who have mental health, neuro diverse conditions, learning disability, substance misuse or other vulnerabilities when they first come into contact with the criminal justice system (CJS) as suspects, defendants or offenders, usually in Police Custody Suites, through Voluntary Attendance or at Court.
L&D works with the Police, The Probation Service, youth offending teams, defence lawyers or court staff to identify those vulnerabilities to ensure that the right support can be put in place as soon as possible to reduce the likelihood that people will reach a crisis-point. The L&D function will provide information, guidance and signposting to appropriate health or social care settings.
L&D also acts as a point of referral and assertive follow up for individuals to ensure they can access, and are supported to attend, treatment and rehabilitation appointments. L&D will also provide critical information on those individuals to decision-makers in the justice system, in real time, for consideration when it comes to charging and sentencing.
L&D aims to improve overall health outcomes for people and to support a reduction in re-offending. This award has been made under Direct Award Process C. The contract provides for services between 1st April 2025 and 31st March 2032.
The lifetime value of this contract is PS5,464,024
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Learning Disability and Autism Support
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £5,464,024
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 075107-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e417
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Exeter
- Town
- Exeter
- Postcode
- EX2 5AF
- Electoral ward
- Priory
- Constituency
- Exeter
- Delivery area
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Devon CC
- Area
- Devon
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Devon Partnership NHS Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Helen Jaques
- Address
- Exeter, EX2 5AF · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Liaison and Diversion Services (Cornwall)
Who won the Liaison and Diversion Services (Cornwall) contract?
Devon Partnership NHS Trust awarded the contract to Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust on 31 March 2025.
How much is the Liaison and Diversion Services (Cornwall) contract worth?
The contract value is £5,464,024.
Who is the buyer for Liaison and Diversion Services (Cornwall)?
Devon Partnership NHS Trust, based in Exeter, South West. The named contact is Helen Jaques.
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