# An Appropriate Adult Service for Vulnerable Adults

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Merseyside Police - Procurement Department
- Contract winner: [The Appropriate Adult Service Ltd](/contract-winners/appropriate-adult-service/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £80,000
- Tender value: £80,000
- Award date: 8 March 2017
- Published: 6 April 2017
- Contract start: 1 April 2017
- Contract end: 31 March 2018
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e682e475-f79e-43c5-95b3-ba2aa4e7f59d-140373
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e1980f3d-3357-4065-bf2c-bf71ae614b86

## Description

The Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner requires a high quality Appropriate Adult Service which safeguards the interests and welfare of Vulnerable Adults in Police Custody within Merseyside, where parents/carers, or the person with responsibility, are unable or unwilling to attend\. The presence of an Appropriate Adult provides one of the essential checks and balances within the criminal justice process and ensures that the rights of Vulnerable Adults are protected\.

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- [Appropriate Adults for Age Assessments](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-817711ab-98f2-4b4b-8f8e-cbed2582a3a1): Home Office

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e682e475-f79e-43c5-95b3-ba2aa4e7f59d-140373)