Expired contract

Provision of Best Interests Assessors (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards DoLS))

Details

Buyer: Staffordshire County Council
Supplier(s): Action First
Value: £982,800
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 6 October 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Provision of Best Interests Assessors (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards DoLS) Best Interests Assessors are a statutory function of the LA as a part of the assessment process for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. The scope of the contract will be to provide a managed, 'end-to-end' service for the required number of DoLS assessments set by SCC specifically the Age Assessment, No Refusals Assessment, Mental Capacity Assessment and Best Interests Assessment.

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 October 2022
Completed: Award published6 October 2023
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2024

About the buyer

Staffordshire County Council buys as a local authority, with a Commercial Team managing procurement on its behalf. Suppliers register on Proactis, the council's electronic tendering system, to view opportunities and submit bids. Larger opportunities are also advertised on Find a Tender, the government's procurement portal. Contracts below the advertised threshold are handled directly by individual council directorates rather than the Commercial Team. Existing framework agreements, dynamic purchasing systems and collaborative partner arrangements are used ahead of new competitions where possible. Contract award notices and procurement reports are published for transparency.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Staffordshire County Council's contract awards have been in business services, waste, cleaning and environmental services and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@staffordshire-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@staffordshire-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@staffordshire-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@staffordshire-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@staffordshire-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@staffordshire-county-council.gov