Criminal Defence Direct Services from June 2020
Information for organisations interested in applying to deliver Criminal Defence Direct Services from June 2020
Applies to England and Wales
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7 May 2020 - Notice of outcome: Criminal Defence Direct Services in England and Wales from 1 June 2020
We have today published the outcome of the recent tender for the Procurement of Criminal Defence Direct Services (CDD Services) in England and Wales from 1 June 2020.
The successful Provider can be found in the ‘documents’ section above.
Previous Updates
20 February 2020 - Publication of Frequently Asked Questions for the Procurement Process for the delivery of Criminal Defence Direct Services from 1 June 2020
We have today published the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document relating to the Criminal Defence Direct tender.
The FAQs can be found in the ‘documents’ section at the top of this page.
The deadline for submitting a tender for the PSTA Contract 2020 is 9am on 2 March 2020.
10 February 2020 – Publication of a notice to amend the CDD Implementation Plan Pro Forma and correct a hyperlink in the IFA for the procurement process for the delivery of CDD Services from 1 June 2020
We have today issued an amendment notice to the procurement process for the delivery of CDD Services from 1 June 2020 to amend the CDD Implementation Plan Pro Forma and correct a hyperlink in the IFA. This notice can be found in the documents section above and an amended version of IFA and CDD Implementation Pro Forma can be found in the ‘Attachments’ section of itt_657 - ITT for CDD Services from 1st June 2020 in the e-Tendering system.
30 January 2020 – Tender opportunity opens for the delivery of Criminal Defence Direct Services from 1 June 2020
A new tender opportunity for the delivery of Criminal Defence Direct Services (CDD Services) has opened today.
The deadline for submitting tenders is 9am on 2 March 2020.
We are inviting applicants who meet the minimum tender requirements to submit a tender for a Police Station Telephone Advice Contract (PSTA) 2020 to deliver CDD Services for 12 months from 1 June 2020 to 31 May 2021. The LAA requires two CDD providers. There is currently one CDD provider as the second has left the market and as a result we have decided to procure a contract with another provider to undertake part of the CDD Services.
Organisations wishing to apply will need to submit a response to the:
- selection questionnaire
- CDD invitation to tender
Further information on this procurement process including the requirements applicants will need to meet can be found in the relevant Information for Applicants (IFA) document in the ‘documents’ section above.
Contract documentation is available on the PSTA Contract 2020 page
All tenders must be submitted using the e-Tendering system. A helpline has been set up to support you if you have technical problems with the e-Tendering system: [email protected]; 0800 069 8630. Lines are open from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday
If organisations have any questions about the content of the IFA these must be raised through the e-Tendering system by 5pm on 10 February 2020.
Questions of wider interest will be collated and answered through a frequently asked questions document which will be published on this webpage during the week commencing 17 February 2020.
Updates to this page
Published 30 January 2020Last updated 7 May 2020 + show all updates
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publication of the outcome of the recent tender for the Procurement of Criminal Defence Direct Services (CDD Services) in England and Wales from 1 June 2020
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Publlication of the FAQ Document relating to the CDD tender
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An amendment notice has been published to correct information in the IFA and Implementation Plan Pro Forma
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