# Provision of an Appropriate Adult Services

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [British Transport Police](/buyers/british-transport-police/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: APPROPRIATE ADULTS UK LIMITED
- Award value: £138,235
- Tender value: £138,235
- Award date: 22 November 2019
- Published: 8 July 2021
- Contract start: 12 February 2020
- Contract end: 11 February 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 2f7c8b0c-1535-485c-858c-738b034a8acb-449772
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9816e85a-4977-41fc-b6da-5c25549cc303

## Description

The British Transport Police \(BTP\) is the specialist and dedicated police service for Britain's railways\. It provides a service to all passenger and freight operators, their staff and customers across England, Scotland and Wales; policing the London Underground, Dockland Light Railway, the Midland Metro tram system, Croydon Tramlink, Sunderland Metro, Glasgow Subway and Emirates AirLine\. Together, we move and safeguard around 1\.7 billion passengers annually\. The railway is a unique policing environment with a unique set of needs\. BTP's 3,000 police officers and 1,500 staff work across the UK from over 160 locations to deliver vital services to meet these needs\. The Authority seeks the provision of an Appropriate Adult Service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year as, defined by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act \(1984\) and its Code of Practice for juveniles aged 10-17 years where a parent or guardian is unable or unwilling to attend; as well as for vulnerable adults detained in police custody, A vulnerable adult is considered to be from the age of 18\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f7c8b0c-1535-485c-858c-738b034a8acb-449772)