Tender: Warwickshire Criminal Justice Drug & Alcohol Arrest Referral and Court Assessment Service

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The Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire is seeking a provider for a Criminal Justice Related Drug and Alcohol Referral Service for adults to deliver an Arrest Referral Service across police custody settings in Warwickshire and a court-based service at Leamington Justice Centre. The provider will carry out holistic substance misuse assessments for people in custody who test positive on a Drug Test on Arrest and for those who engage voluntarily, considering drug and/or alcohol use alongside offending behaviour, health, safeguarding, vulnerabilities and wider social needs, and will provide early intervention, harm reduction advice, brief interventions and clear referral pathways into community drug and alcohol treatment and wider support. The service must also complete court-requested suitability assessments for community sentence treatment requirements (including Drug Rehabilitation Requirements and Alcohol Treatment Requirements), provide information to Court Probation Staff to inform Pre-Sentence Reports, and work collaboratively with Warwickshire Police Custody, Probation, the commissioned community treatment provider and other statutory and community partners. The contract will be a single award starting 1 April 2027 for an initial three-year period with an option to extend for up to two further years, is funded from a fixed budget subject to funding terms and possible change, and will be procured using a competitive flexible procedure under the Procurement Act 2023.