Published date: 28 December 2022
This notice was replaced on 24 April 2023
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Awarded contract (published 29 June 2023)
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Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
England
Value of contract
£15,000,000
Procurement reference
NOTTSCC001-DN643052-56515011
Published date
28 December 2022
Closing date
6 February 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 April 2023
Contract end date
31 March 2028
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Nottinghamshire County Council is seeking a suitably experienced single provider to deliver Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessment Services using a Framework Agreement.
The Framework Agreement will replace an existing Framework Agreement which has expired and will be available for use by the following Customers:
- Nottinghamshire County Council
- Nottingham City Council
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) provide a legal framework for the deprivation of liberty for people who lack mental capacity to make decisions about their care arrangements themselves. They apply to people who are in hospital or residential/nursing care and who are subject to restrictions and restraints in their lives, for example, not being free to leave or requiring continual supervision. Local Authorities are required to arrange an Assessment of their circumstances to determine whether the care provided is in their best interests to protect them from harm, whether it is proportionate and to determine if there is a less restrictive alternative
The Provider may be asked to complete all six elements of the Best Interests Assessment or specific elements depending on the requirements. The six elements in scope are:
• Age Assessment
• No refusals Assessment
• Mental capacity Assessment
• Mental health Assessment
• Eligibility Assessment
• Best Interests Assessment
Best Interests Assessors completing Assessments under this Framework Agreement must have at least two years' post qualification experience and must have twelve months' post BIA qualification experience working as a BIA.
The Provider's quality assurance lead will have at least two years' post qualification experience and will have at least two years' post BIA qualification experience working as a BIA.
Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) - The Government has set out plans to replace Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards with Liberty Protection Safeguards, although the finalised Code of Practice and timetable for implementation are still awaited. The framework specification has therefore been developed to maintain arrangements for the provision of assessment in respect DoLS until such time as Liberty Protection Safeguards are implemented. The purpose of Liberty Protection Safeguards are consistent with those of DoLS and there will be a preference to utilise this Framework Agreement to continue to meet the Customers' statutory requirements for safeguarding people whose liberty is being restricted. Once the future requirements of LPS are clear, this Framework Agreement will be reviewed and consideration given to whether delivery of the new requirements within this Framework Agreement is permissible and, if so, what amendments to the specification would need to be made.
More information
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Further information for project reference DN643052 is available from www.eastmidstenders.org
About the buyer
Contact name
Catherine Flint
Address
County Hall
West Bridgford
Nottingham
NG2 7QP
England
Telephone
+44 1159772009
catherine.flint@nottscc.gov.uk
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