Published date: 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-DN643052-45801764

Published date

24 April 2023

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 sought a suitably experienced single provider to deliver Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessment Services using a Framework Agreement which replaces an existing Framework Agreement which has expired. It will be available for use by Nottinghamshire County Council and 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
1. Age Assessment
2. No refusals Assessment
3. Mental capacity Assessment
4. Mental health Assessment
5. Eligibility Assessment
6. 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

Previous notice about this procurement

Provision of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessment Services

  • Opportunity
  • Published 28 December 2022

Award information

Awarded date

31 March 2023

Contract start date

1 April 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2028

Total value of contract

£15,000,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ID Medical Group Limited

Address

Unit 2, Mill Square Featherstone Road, Wolverton Mill, Milton Keynes MK12 5ZD

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

County Hall
West Bridgford
Nottingham
NG2 7QP
England

Email

corporate.procurement@nottscc.gov.uk

Website

http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk