Planning

Provision of Best Interest Assessors (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards) Service

STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

28 Mar 2023 at 09:44

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Staffordshire County Council is planning the "Provision of Best Interest Assessors (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards) Service" procurement in the health and social work services industry category. The market engagement process will end on April 14, 2023. Interested providers in the West Midlands, United Kingdom, are invited to participate in soft market testing to offer feedback to the Council.

This tender by Staffordshire County Council is an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organizations to engage in market feedback on best interest assessments for vulnerable individuals. Businesses interested in providing Best Interest Assessments services in the health and social work services sector are encouraged to participate in this planning stage to help shape future service provision in an effective and efficient manner.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Best Interest Assessors (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards) Service

Notice Description

For the avoidance of doubt this is not a Call for Competition. This notice is to facilitate market engagement and soft market testing. Staffordshire County Council (SCC) is seeking responses from the independent marketplace about their ability to supply Best Interests Assessments (BIA)- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). Best Interests Assessments are a statutory function of the Local Authority as a part of the assessment process for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are designed to protect the interests of extremely vulnerable individuals accommodated in care homes and hospitals - people who have a mental disorder such as dementia or a profound learning disability who lack capacity to give informed consent to the accommodation arrangements made for their care and/or treatment and for whom deprivation of their liberty is considered after an independent assessment to be necessary in their best interests to protect them from harm. Under the current legislation the Local Authority is the supervisory body and as such has the statutory duty to ensure that assessments are undertaken and DoLS authorisations are in place. To start the market engagement process, a Soft Market Questionnaire will be available for interested providers to provide feedback on the current service specification, consider how the future service provision could look and gauge market interest in a future tender opportunity. This is an opportunity for providers to have their say and offer feedback so as SCC can consider how the market could look in delivering the service in the most effective and efficient way. For the avoidance of doubt, your responses will not be scored in any way. This is an information gathering exercise only and is not the start of any formal procurement process. If you would like to contribute to this process, please contact Caryl Laffey caryl.laffey@staffordshire.gov.uk who will send a copy of the questionnaire. Please note the return date for completed questionnaires is Friday 14 April 2023.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/75c616a6-895c-4644-b3de-c1e67be1804b
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Mar 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
14 Apr 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STAFFORD
Postcode
ST16 2DH
Post Town
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Stafford
Electoral Ward
Forebridge
Westminster Constituency
Stafford

Further Information

Notice Documents

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