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Independent Best Interest Assessors 2025

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

17 Nov 2025 at 14:25

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

08 Oct 2025 at 15:13

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

02 Jul 2025 at 13:24

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

23 Apr 2025 at 16:21

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has completed the procurement process for the provision of Independent Best Interest Assessors to assist in Deprivation of Liberty Standards (DoLS) assessments. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is specifically intended to support compliance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The procurement was conducted through an open procedure under the Light Touch Regime, establishing a Pseudo Open Framework that will be activated every 12 months. The contract, which is valued at £3,003,840 gross, officially commenced on 7 November 2025 and is set to run until 6 November 2028, with the possibility of extending for an additional 24 months. This initiative will be implemented primarily in the East Riding of Yorkshire, UKE12 region, and occasionally beyond county borders.

The awarded framework presents significant growth opportunities for businesses operating in the health and social care sector, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The framework agreement invites multiple service providers, with selection criteria prioritizing the lowest cost and available workload capacity. With a focus on providing care for vulnerable adults, firms specializing in social care services, health assessments, and related fields stand well-suited to compete for involvement in this ongoing framework arrangement. The framework aims to harness the expertise of SMEs in delivering cost-effective and high-quality services on behalf of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, offering these businesses the chance to broaden service offerings and expand operational reach.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Independent Best Interest Assessors 2025

Notice Description

In order to support in complying with the statutory requirement, the commissioner (East Riding of Yorkshire Council) is procuring the services of Independent Best Interest Assessors (BIAs) to assist in the completion of Deprivation of Liberty Standards (DoLS) assessments. This will be achieved through the provision of Best Interest Assessors, on an open Framework Agreement, who will be invited to undertake DoLS assessments for the purpose of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 on behalf of vulnerable adults across the East Riding of Yorkshire, and occasionally out of county. This is a Pseudo Open Framework under the Light Touch Regime for the provision of Independent Best Interest Assessors and will be opened once every 12 months during the duration. Following the tender initial tender deadline a new tender will be advertised, for continuity and submissions can be made at any time, however, please note they will only be evaluated once every 12 months. The initial deadline for submissions will be 12 noon on 11 August 2025. The next (second) opening after the initial deadline of 12 noon on 11 August 2025 will be the 1 September 2026. The evaluations for the second opening will be completed during the month of September 2026 and service providers notified of the outcome of their submission prior to the start of the following month e.g. submissions in September 2026 will be notified in October 2026 and will join the framework from the beginning of November 2026. This procedure will remain the same each year during the lifetime of the Framework agreement. (i.e. a new tender to be advertised after each deadline until the penultimate year of the Framework agreement). Service providers who have been appointed onto the Framework following the initial opening (and subsequent openings) do not need to resubmit and will remain on the Framework.

Lot Information

Lot LOT-0000

Renewal: Two further 12 month extension options available (up to 24 months in total)

Planning Information

Please complete the attached pre-market engagement questionnaire.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05068c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074426-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

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
£2,503,200 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,503,200 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£2,503,200 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£2,503,200 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Nov 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
11 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
6 Oct 202510 months ago
Contract Period
7 Nov 2025 - 6 Nov 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
2030-07-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BEVERLEY
Postcode
HU17 9BA
Postcode Area
Hull
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE12 East Riding of Yorkshire
Delivery Location
TLE12 East Riding of Yorkshire
Local Authority
East Riding of Yorkshire
Electoral Ward
St Mary's
Westminster Constituency
Beverley and Holderness

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
19
Supplier Names

ACTION FIRST ASSESSMENTS LTD

ADVANCED CHILD CARE ASSESSMENTS LIMITED

AE BIA ASSESSMENTS LIMITED

BEE-FAD LIMITED

EDEN BROWN LIMITED

Edward Hart

FAITH ZM LTD

HLB SOCIAL WORK LTD

ISAAC CARE SOLUTIONS LTD

JO MUSAH LTD

KATE DRURY INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORKS SERVICES LTD

KSOC LIMITED

LIQUID PERSONNEL LIMITED

MARIOLABIA LTD

RANDSTAD SOLUTIONS LIMITED

RICHARDSON SOCIAL WORK ASSOCIATES LIMITED

RUN HEALTHCARE LIMITED

TL SOCIAL WORK LTD

VLC INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENTS LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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