Published date: 20 February 2018
Last edited date: 20 February 2018
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Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Location of contract
South East
Value of contract
£220,000
Procurement reference
IOW001-DN316016-56618594
Published date
20 February 2018
Closing date
25 January 2018
Contract start date
12 February 2018
Contract end date
31 March 2020
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?
No
Description
The Isle of Wight Council (\"the authority\") invites Tenders from suitably qualified suppliers (\"potential suppliers\") for the provision of deprivation of liberty safeguarding (DoLS) services including best interest (BIA) and mental health assessments (MHA).
The Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards provide a statutory framework for making decisions on behalf of people who lack the mental capacity to do so, including to authorise the deprivation of liberty in care homes and hospitals. In 2014 the Supreme Court issued a formal definition of 'deprivation of liberty' (the acid test), which resulted in a significant increase of applications for managing authorities under the DoLS. In line with other supervisory bodies, the authority has had insufficient capacity to manage these increased requests and as a result a backlog of requests has built up, therefore, the authority is now seeking to work with independent providers of DoLS assessments to deal with these outstanding assessments.
The Scope of the services are to provide a complete start to finish DoLS assessment process to the point of authorisation, to include:
• Best Interests Assessor reports on age, no refusals, mental capacity and best interests assessments;
• Mental Health Assessor reports on mental health, mental capacity (unless included in BIA report) and eligibility assessments;
• Scrutiny of all reports to ensure compliance with legal requirements and whether criteria for deprivation of liberty are met;
• Preparation of formal authorisation (Form 5) or refusal of authorisation (form 6);
• Identification of Relevant Person's Representative and / or need for IMCA.
The budget allocation for this commission is £220,000 and potential suppliers will need to demonstrate that they are able to as a minimum will be the backlog of high and medium priority assessments that have been identified by the authority.
The term of the contract shall be 12 February 2018 until 31 March 2019 with the option to extend for up to a further 12 months at the sole discretion of the authority and shall be available to call off tranches of assessments at the discretion of the authority.
The initial tranche required under this contract shall commence on the 12 February 2018 and will end when the high and medium priority assessments, and as many of the low priority assessments as the funding and timescales will allow. Time is of the essence and potential suppliers will be required to demonstrate how they can complete the initial tranche of assessments as quickly and efficiently as possible.
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Award information
Awarded date
2 February 2018
Contract start date
12 February 2018
Contract end date
31 March 2020
Total value of contract
£220,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
The O.T. Practice Limited
Address
RG27 8BT
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Hayley Holden
Address
County Hall
High Street
Newport
PO30 1UD
England
Telephone
+44 1983821000
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