Notice Information
Notice Title
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards: Independent Best Interest Assessor Framework
Notice Description
Leicestershire County Council, on behalf of Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council is undertaking a procurement exercise to appoint suitable providers to a Framework for the provision of the independent Best Interest Assessor (BIA) role under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (Mental Capacity Act 2005).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051a54
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078187-2025
- 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
- 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
- £4,300,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £3,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £3,400,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Nov 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 25 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commissioning.support@leics.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEICESTER
- Postcode
- LE3 8RA
- Post Town
- Leicester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
- Delivery Location
- TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
-
- Local Authority
- Blaby
- Electoral Ward
- Glenfield Faire
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078187-2025
28th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051310-2025
26th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034786-2025
24th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034395-2025
23rd June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023765-2025
21st May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023760-2025
21st May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023756-2025
21st May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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