Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessment Framework

Contract summary

Industry

• Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£330,000 to £660,000

Procurement reference

DN228240 - TD1178/2

Published date

16 May 2017

Closing date

23 February 2017

Contract start date

1 June 2017

Contract end date

31 May 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

The Council is inviting tenders for the provision of a service to ensure Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, part of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
The Council wishes to secure a service provision for
Best Interest Assessors (BIA) (Lot 1) and Section 12 Approved Doctors (Lot 2).

Lot 1 - Core Requirements of BIA

A person is eligible to carry out a Best Interests Assessment if they are:
• An approved mental health professional
• A Social Worker registered with the General Social Care Council, or
• A first level nurse, registered in Sub-Part 1 of the Nurses' Part of the Register maintained under Article 5 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001, or
• An Occupational Therapist registered in part 6 of the register maintained under Article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001, or
• A Chartered Psychologist who is listed in the British Psychological Society's Register or Chartered Psychologists and who holds a relevant practising certificate issues by that Society
And
• is not suspended from the register or list relevant to the person's profession
• has at least two years' post registration experience in that profession

Lot 2 - S12 Doctor's Eligibility Criteria
• Medical practitioners with special experience in the diagnosis or treatment of mental disorder (including GP Principals or GPs in a salaried position) are eligible to apply for approval as Section 12(2) doctors.
• Medical Approved Clinicians(ACs) can automatically act as s12(2) doctors provided they are properly approved by the SHA, but may be required to undertake initial and update training which includes modules on s12(2) functions.

Work packages within each Lot will be issued on a strict rotation basis.

Providers may bid for one or both Lots if they have the resources meet the requirements of those Lots.

There will be a maximum of 10 providers allocated to each Lot.
The expected contract commencement date is 1st June 2017 for two years,with the option to extend by 24 months in annual increments.

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More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessment Framework

• Opportunity
• Published 24 January 2017

Additional text

Please visit https://www.eastmidstenders.org where you can express interest and obtain the documents.
Please note - we will only accept expressions of interest through the e-tendering system.

The deadline for returns is 10.00am on Thursday 23rd February 2017.


Suppliers wishing to express interest and obtain the documentation, must do so by 5pm on 22nd February 2017. However, it is recommended that you express interest and obtain the documentation well before this time to allow sufficient time to prepare and submit a comprehensive response.

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Award information

Awarded date

16 May 2017

Contract start date

1 July 2017

Contract end date

30 June 2019

Total value of contract

£330,000

This contract was awarded to 4 suppliers.

Action First Recruitment

Grace's Place

Oonagh McKay Solutions

The OT Practice

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About the buyer

Contact name

Paul Hallsworth

Address

The Council House
Corporation Street
Derby
DE1 2FS
England

Telephone

01332 640768

Email

procurement@derby.gov.uk

Website

www.eastmidstenders.org