Liaison and Diversion Services (Cornwall)

Devon Partnership NHS Trust
South West
1 April 2025 to 31 March 2032

The service identifies individuals with mental health, learning disabilities, or substance misuse issues upon contact with the criminal justice system. It provides real-time information to decision-makers for charging and sentencing, while offering signposting, referral, and assertive follow-up to health and social care settings to reduce re-offending and crisis points. The service operates across police custody suites, courts, and voluntary attendance settings.

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Awarded value: £5.5m; As published
Published: 19 November 2025
Awarded: 1 April 2025; Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Contract length: 84 months; Ends 31 March 2032

What the contract covers

Liaison and diversion service contract

Provision of mental health and vulnerability liaison and diversion services for individuals within the criminal justice system and police custody suites.

Identify individuals who have mental health, neuro diverse conditions, learning disability, substance misuse or other vulnerabilities when they first come into contact with the criminal justice system as suspects, defendants or offenders, usually in Police Custody Suites, through Voluntary Attendance or at Court.
Work with the Police, The Probation Service, youth offending teams, defence lawyers or court staff to identify vulnerabilities and ensure the right support is put in place as soon as possible to reduce the likelihood that people reach crisis-point.
Provide information, guidance and signposting to appropriate health or social care settings.
Provide referral and assertive follow-up so individuals can access, and are supported to attend, treatment and rehabilitation appointments.
Provide critical information on individuals to decision-makers in the justice system, in real time, for consideration when it comes to charging and sentencing.
Improve overall health outcomes for people and support a reduction in re-offending.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Liaison and diversion service contract
Initial term: 84 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2032
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85000000

Services in this contract

Liaison and diversion and community sentence treatment servicesMain service£3.8m typicalLiaison and Diversion services in Cornwall

Lifecycle

Published
19 November 2025
Contract awardedto Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
1 April 2025
Contract starts
1 April 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2032

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Devon Partnership NHS Trust

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Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/335366/liaison-and-diversion-services-cornwall
Buyer reference: INCS_L&D_CW_1
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e417
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Devon Partnership NHS Trust. Liaison and Diversion Services (Cornwall). Contract award, 19 November 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/335366/liaison-and-diversion-services-cornwall (accessed 5 November 2026).