Published date: 20 September 2023
This notice was replaced on 27 October 2023
This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:
Awarded contract (published 5 March 2024)
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
West Midlands
Procurement reference
IA2942
Published date
20 September 2023
Closing date
10 October 2023
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
For the avoidance of doubt this is not a Call for Competition. This notice is to facilitate market engagement.
Staffordshire County Council (SCC) is seeking responses from the independent Best Interests Assessors marketplace about their ability to complete and supply Best Interests Assessments (BIA)- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). The Council is looking to award against two Lots:-
Lot 1 Provision of end-to-end Best Interests Assessor Service
Lot 2 a Framework of Suppliers to deliver an Independent Best Interests Assessments Service.
Best Interests Assessments are a statutory function of the Local Authority as a part of the assessment process for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are designed to protect the interests of extremely vulnerable individuals accommodated in care homes and hospitals - people who have a mental disorder such as dementia or a profound learning disability who lack capacity to give informed consent to the accommodation arrangements made for their care and/or treatment and for whom deprivation of their liberty is considered after an independent assessment to be necessary in their best interests to protect them from harm. Under the current legislation the Local Authority is the supervisory body and as such has the statutory duty to ensure that assessments are undertaken and DoLS authorisations are in place.
SCC is holding a bidder event for interested parties via Teams at 10.00 - 11.00 on the 11th of October 2023. The event is open to all but primarily aimed at independent Best Interest Assessors. The event will give a brief overview of commissioning intentions and explain the procurement process. There will be an opportunity to raise questions.
If you would like to attend the event, please contact Lisa Dobric lisa.dobric@staffordshire.gov.uk who will send you a meeting invite.
About the buyer
Contact name
Lisa Marie Dobric
Address
No. 2 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street, Stafford
Stafford
ST16 2DH
United Kingdom
Telephone
+441785278192
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