Tender: Appropriate Adult Service Provision for Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton and Isle of Wight

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Hampshire County Council, in collaboration with Southampton City Council, Portsmouth City Council, Isle of Wight Council and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and Isle of Wight, is seeking a supplier to deliver an Appropriate Adult Service for children and vulnerable adults in custody across Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. The single provider will supply persons acting as Appropriate Adults where a parent, guardian or other suitable adult is absent, and will also provide Appropriate Adults for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children requiring age assessments (age-assessment requirement applies only to Hampshire County Council; 80 such assessments were required in the last 12 months). The authorities have shared recent annual volumes as an indicative guide: total usage 10,450 hours; vulnerable adults: Portsmouth City Council 1,574 hours and the Police and Crime Commissioner (covering Southampton, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight) 6,636 hours (recently increased by approximately 400 hours per year); children (YJS): Portsmouth 529 hours, Southampton 501 hours, Isle of Wight 107 hours and Hampshire 1,081 hours. Hampshire County Council will tender on behalf of the collaborating authorities and five separate contracts will be issued (one by each local authority and one by the Police and Crime Commissioner); suppliers must meet demand in line with the specification at the tendered price and should note the published volumes are indicative with no guarantee of work.