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End-to-end Best Interests Assessor Service Court of Protection (CoP) Deprivation of Liberties Service (DoL) and Care Act 2014 Assessment and Reviews

Staffordshire County Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

14 Oct 2026 at 12:48

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

19 Jun 2026 at 11:42

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

24 Apr 2026 at 09:57

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Staffordshire County Council commissioned an end-to-end assessment and review service covering Deprivation of Liberty (DoL) cases and Court of Protection DoL cases. The core work includes age, no-refusals, mental capacity and best interests assessments. Where needed, the provider also delivers Care Act assessments, care and support planning, planned and unplanned reviews of existing care arrangements, further mental capacity assessments and best interests decisions, and carers’ assessments. This is health and social work services, delivered in Staffordshire. The requirement is for a managed service that provides the assessments requested by the Council and related support, rather than a single assessment or standalone advisory assignment. The buyer is Staffordshire County Council.

The procurement has been awarded following an open procedure. Eden Brown Limited, trading as Eden Brown Synergy, was selected for the single lot. The award is recorded as pending, with an award date of 6 October 2026; the standstill period ends on 26 October 2026. The award value is £3.5 million excluding VAT (£4.2 million including VAT). The recorded contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 30 September 2028. Evaluation weighted quality at 70% and price at 30%. Quality covered experience, capacity, information recording, consultation, representation, professional support and development, case allocation, quality assurance and social value. The Council received 16 bids, with 13 at the final stage. The lot was marked suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award shows demand for a managed, end-to-end service combining DoL and Court of Protection assessments with Care Act work and reviews. A credible competitor for a comparable Staffordshire requirement would need qualified assessors and enough workforce capacity to handle the Council’s required case volumes, alongside the ability to provide additional assessments and reviews when requested. The evaluation indicates that operational delivery matters: suppliers were assessed on experience, case allocation, recording information, consultation, representation, quality assurance, and support and professional development, as well as price and social value. Strong quality controls and reliable case management would therefore be important, with the capacity to maintain service quality across a broad assessment workload. The award went to an SME, and the lot was identified as suitable for smaller businesses and voluntary-sector providers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

End-to-end Best Interests Assessor Service Court of Protection (CoP) Deprivation of Liberties Service (DoL) and Care Act 2014 Assessment and Reviews

Notice Description

The Council is looking to commission a supplier to provide a managed, 'end-to-end' Service for the required number of DoL assessments and COP DoL assessments set by the Council specifically the Age Assessment, No Refusals Assessment, Mental Capacity Assessment and Best Interests Assessment. The supplier will also be required to deliver where required: a. Care Act assessments b. Care and support planning c. Planned and unplanned reviews of existing care and support arrangements d. Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interest Decisions where required e. Carers' assessments when identified

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068a53
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096978-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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
£3,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£3,500,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
17 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
8 May 2026Expired
Award Date
6 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
2028-10-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
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
Postcode Area
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
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Local Authority
Stafford
Electoral Ward
Forebridge
Westminster Constituency
Stafford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Eden Brown Ltd

Further Information

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