Forensic Services - Supplier Briefing EventFriday 10th August 2012

Mark WhymanT/Deputy Chief Constable Yorkshire & the Humber

Welcome

• Health and safety• Geography• Refreshments

Overview of the Morning1. Deputy Chief Constable Mark Whyman:

Overview on behalf of the 7 North East Forces 2. ACC Mark Milsom: The Calder Park facility,

current arrangements, service levels & the need for flexibility & innovation

3. Chris Mottershaw, Director of Regional Procurement: Role of the regional procurement department and the process for procurement of the new forensic contract

4. Questions and answers as a panel5. Opportunity to view the facility here

The Operational Context North East police forces

North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire West Yorkshire and Humberside, Cleveland, Durham & Northumbria

• 8.5 million people • 8990 square miles • Major urban centres including Leeds, Bradford,

Sheffield, York, Newcastle & Hull• Large rural and less populated areas• £1.5 billion current budget for policing• Significant proportion of UK Police

Varied Demands• Communities

• Geography

• Population density

• Deprivation and wealth

• Crime rates and types

Reform and Reduced Finance

• Reduced Government grant• Limit on precept increases• Loss of partnership funding• Loss of specific grant funding• Maintain visibility & confidence• Police reform• Reductions in crime • Increase in unpredictable demand

Current Collaboration for Forensic Submissions

• FSS Closure - different starting position for each force nationally

• Other forces went to national ‘Slingshot’ arrangements

• North East - 6 years of regional collaboration between 7 forces on forensic submissions

• Decision to stay as 7 force consortium under an outsource

Current Interim Arrangements

Previously we sought:• A Single Supplier• Local base• Best value• Partnership working• Flexibility in service delivery• Led to the sub-contract of FSS SLA, delivered

from Calder Park by LGC

Future Requirements• The current position is significant opportunity for the market• Consider single, multiple suppliers or partnerships• We have regional specifications for minimum service

delivery & volumes• We are grouping the services into clusters that sit together,

likely to be 5 clusters• We want the delivery of a service that meets our

requirements – not necessarily at Calder Park • Delivering best value – balance of up front cost and quality/

hidden cost to us• We are not aiming to be restrictive – we want to know what

you can deliver for the communities we serve• Longer term arrangement -partnership working, flexibility,

innovation