Notice Information
Notice Title
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) assessments
Notice Description
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) is the legal framework used to authorise the care or treatment arrangements of an individual who lacks mental capacity to consent to their arrangements. These safeguards apply when a person is 'deprived of their liberty' in a care home or hospital. The Tender process will look to award a contract to a single supplier to undertake DoLs Best Interests Assessors, which will be conducted by qualified Best Interest Assessors, to support internal assessment provision. The anticipated volume of referrals under this contract is expected to be circa 40 assessments per year. However, demand could reach up to 100 assessments per year. There is no guarantee of volume. Coventry City Council use in house social work teams to deliver services and uses external provision to bolster services, when required, to ensure the City Council meets its responsibilities under the Mental Capacity Act 2015. The service will predominantly be for citizens within Coventry but may also include assessments for service users who live in Warwickshire, Birmingham and Worcestershire. The service will also need to meet needs nationwide where required.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Extension Option 1: 26th April 2030 (2 years) Extension Option 2: 26th April 2032 (2 years)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060ebb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006728-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- 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
- £279,420 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £279,420 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Jan 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Feb 20266 days to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 26 Apr 2026 - 26 Apr 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Procurement Services
- Contact Email
- procurementcontracts@coventry.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COVENTRY
- Postcode
- CV1 5RR
- Post Town
- Coventry
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG33 Coventry
- Delivery Location
- TLG3 West Midlands
-
- Local Authority
- Coventry
- Electoral Ward
- St Michael's
- Westminster Constituency
- Coventry South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006728-2026
26th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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