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Crime news: police station telephone advice tender is now open

Tender is now live for Criminal Defence Direct telephone legal advice work for 12 months from 1 June 2020.

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We are inviting applicants to tender to provide telephone advice work in police stations for members of the public detained on suspicion of certain criminal offences.

This is for a single contract running from 1 June 2020 to 31 May 2021 and the deadline for submitting a tender is 9am on 2 March 2020.

Who can apply?

Organisations wishing to apply will need to submit a response to the:

  • selection questionnaire

  • CDD invitation to tender

Tender requirements

You can find our more about the procurement process and the requirements applicants will need to meet on our tender pages.

Questions of wider interest will be collated and answered in a document published on our tender pages in the week beginning 17 February 2020.

Further information

Criminal Defence Direct Services from June 2020 – to find out more and download the ‘Information For Applicants’ document

e-Tendering system – to submit your tender

help@bravosolutions.co.uk – to email questions about e-tendering technical issues

0800 069 8630 – helpline for e-tendering issues

Published 30 January 2020