Published date: 11 October 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 1 August 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Recruitment services - 79600000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£990,000

Procurement reference

KIRKC001-DN426597-89487537

Published date

11 October 2019

Closing date

1 August 2019

Contract start date

25 September 2019

Contract end date

24 September 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Direct award

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

DoLS were introduced in 2009 as part of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The aim of DoLS is to provide a protection to anyone over the age of 18 receiving care in a registered care home or hospital by legally authorising restrictive care situations for people who lack capacity to consent to them. A Supreme Court judgement in March 2014 set a new, lower threshold for determining a deprivation of liberty in care settings. This led to a significant increase in the number of DoLS applications made both nationally and in Kirklees year on year from 2014. With current capacity, Kirklees process approximately 35 assessments per week to completion, prioritising urgent and further applications. This has resulted in approximately 500 requests for assessments waiting to be completed. In order to reduce the number of unallocated assessments Kirklees has awarded a contract for a managed solution, for the provision of Best Interest Assessors, Mental Health Assessors and Report Quality Assurance. This contract will eliminate the outstanding assessment backlog in year 1 of the contract, with an option for a further 3 x 12 month extensions to provide additional capacity thereafter should this be required.

Award information

Awarded date

19 September 2019

Contract start date

25 September 2019

Contract end date

24 September 2020

Total value of contract

£247,500

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Address

Academy Court, 94 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1DT

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Stacey Gilman

Address

3rd Floor Civic Centre 1
High Street
Huddersfield
HD1 2NF
England

Telephone

+44 1484221000

Email

stacey.gilman@kirklees.gov.uk

Website

http://www.kirklees.gov.uk