Stale Pre-tender

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards:Mental Health Assessor (S12 Doctors)

Details

Buyer: Leicestershire County Council
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 21 July 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

This Procurement is under The Provider Selection Regime (PSR) The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) was introduced in 2007. The Mental Health Act 2007, which received Royal Assent in July 2007, included an amendment to the MCA to introduce additional Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) from 1st April 2009. The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards provide additional protection for the most vulnerable people living in residential homes, nursing homes or hospital environments. There is a requirement, in law that care will always be provided in a way that is consistent with the human rights of people lacking capacity; who are not otherwise protected or safeguarded through the use of the Mental Health Act or Court of Protection powers. Leicestershire County Council as the Supervisory Body needs to arrange for a qualified assessor to complete relevant assessments including Doctors who undertake the mental capacity, mental health or eligibility assessments Lot 1: This Procurement is under The Provider Selection Regime (PSR) The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) was introduced in 2007. The Mental Health Act 2007, which received Royal Assent in July 2007, included an amendment to the MCA to introduce additional Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) from 1st April 2009. The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards provide additional protection for the most vulnerable people living in residential homes, nursing homes or hospital environments. There is a requirement, in law that care will always be provided in a way that is consistent with the human rights of people lacking capacity; who are not otherwise protected or safeguarded through the use of the Mental Health Act or Court of Protection powers. Leicestershire County Council as the Supervisory Body needs to arrange for a qualified assessor to complete relevant assessments including Doctors who undertake the mental capacity, mental health or eligibility assessments

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published21 July 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

Leicestershire County Council buys as a local authority, advertising larger contracts on the government's Find a Tender service. Smaller contracts appear separately on Contracts Finder, the portal for lower-value public work. Some contracts also run through frameworks set up by outside bodies, including ESPO, and suppliers apply to join those directly. The council itself trades nationally as ESPO, running framework agreements for public bodies nationwide. A two-year procurement plan on the council's open data site lists contracts still to come. Suppliers must also register on Find a Tender, a requirement since April 2026.

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 Leicestershire County Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and architectural and engineering services.

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 •••• ••••••	••••••••@leicestershire-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@leicestershire-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@leicestershire-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@leicestershire-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@leicestershire-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@leicestershire-county-council.gov