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Lot 1 Deprivation of Liberties Services

London Borough of Hillingdon

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

Award

25 Sep 2026 at 08:26

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

06 Jan 2026 at 10:12

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

17 Sep 2025 at 09:28

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

03 Jun 2025 at 18:07

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
PlanningUpdate

03 Jun 2025 at 17:16

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Planning

23 May 2025 at 13:00

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Hillingdon bought deprivation of liberty assessment services to meet its duties under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. The service covers independent Best Interests Assessors (BIAs) and assessments by doctors approved under Section 12. The requirement also includes optional variations for COP11 and COP3 deprivation of liberty assessments. This is health and social care work, delivered in Hillingdon, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The council is the buyer. The service is intended to provide the assessments needed to support decisions about deprivation of liberty safeguards.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited. The award was made on 6 January 2026, for £3,996,000 excluding VAT (£4,795,200 including VAT). The contract was signed on 29 July 2026 and runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031, with an optional one-year extension to 31 March 2032. The council used an open competitive procedure. The single lot was evaluated on quality, weighted at 80%, and price, weighted at 20%. The original tender deadline was 17 October 2025. The contract includes performance measures for completion times for standard and urgent BIA assessments and standard and urgent Section 12 assessments.

For suppliers preparing for a future requirement from Hillingdon, this award shows demand for a managed service combining independent Best Interests Assessors with Section 12-approved doctors, with the capability to deliver both routine and urgent assessments. Credible providers will need access to appropriately qualified assessors and doctors, and the capacity to meet the council’s required completion times across the different assessment types. The contract’s optional scope for COP11 and COP3 assessments is relevant to suppliers able to support those additional deprivation of liberty assessment needs. The council’s evaluation placed substantially greater weight on quality than price, so demonstrable service quality, reliable delivery and effective management of assessment times are central competitive considerations. The procurement attracted 16 bids, including 13 from SMEs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Lot 1 Deprivation of Liberties Services

Notice Description

A competitive tender was undertaken seeking to award to a provider for the provision of Deprivation of Liberties Services providing Independent Best Interests Assessors (BIAs) and Section 12-approved doctor assessments to help meet the council's legal duties under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). The contract is to be awarded for a period of 5 plus an optional 1 year extension (a total of 6 years). The value of the contract will be PS666k annually and if all 6 years are provided the total contract value is PS3,996k

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The Contract will be for an initial term of five (5) years with an extendable option for a period of one (1) year, giving a total of six (6) years (the Term).

Planning Information

The London Borough of Hillingdon Council seeks competent and experienced providers of Deprivation of Liberties Service Contracts to meet for a Provider Engagement event at the Civic Centre in Uxbridge on the 23rd June 2025 at 1.30 pm This is for the provision of services of Best Interest Assessments, Section 12 Doctor Assessments and Out of Borough Paid Representatives. The engagement event will include deprivation of liberties services and advocacy services. Register your attendance by email (by the end of 19th June) to procurement@hillingdon.gov.uk with "Provider Engagement - Deprivation of Liberties Services" in the email subject. If you are unable to attend in person, we can email you the information after the event. The session will provide an opportunity for interested providers to understand the service requirements whilst having the opportunity to offer views and comments, helping to ensure that the proposed approach is clear, achievable and aligned to Hillingdon's requirements. Providers will be able to seek clarification to prepare for the forthcoming tender process. We encourage all interested providers to register with the tendering portal Proactis https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-052262
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090780-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

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
£4,068,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£4,068,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£3,996,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£3,996,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
17 Oct 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
6 Jan 20269 months ago
Contract Period
29 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 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
London Borough of Hillingdon
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
UXBRIDGE
Postcode
UB8 1UW
Postcode Area
Southall
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon
Delivery Location
TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon
Local Authority
Hillingdon
Electoral Ward
Uxbridge
Westminster Constituency
Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Further Information

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