NHS England South (South West) - Provision of Custody and Courts Referral Service across Avon and Somerset

NHS England South (South West) as Lead Commissioner and the Avon and Somerset Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPPC) as Co-Commissioner sought to jointly commission Custody and Courts Referral Service across Avon and Somerset. The procurement was carried out by NHS South, Central & West Commissioning Support Unit (SCWCSU) on behalf of the Commissioners. There are high numbers of people with mental health, learning disability, substance misuse and other psychosocial vulnerabilities who enter the youth and criminal justice systems, who could be dealt with in the community, or diverted from the justice pathway altogether. Across Avon and Somerset over recent years, two separ…

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