--- title: "Framework Agreement for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments in the London Borough of Waltham Forest" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-bf377b94-d84a-438f-aeda-d10c0520ea70" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bf377b94-d84a-438f-aeda-d10c0520ea70" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bf377b94-d84a-438f-aeda-d10c0520ea70.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bf377b94-d84a-438f-aeda-d10c0520ea70.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST" published: "2024-05-09" --- # Framework Agreement for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments in the London Borough of Waltham Forest Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bf377b94-d84a-438f-aeda-d10c0520ea70 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bf377b94-d84a-438f-aeda-d10c0520ea70) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bf377b94-d84a-438f-aeda-d10c0520ea70.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Waltham Forest is seeking Tenders for a Framework Agreement for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments. This procurement process falls under the industry category of Miscellaneous health services and Community health services. The Framework will run from 1st August 2024 to 31st July 2027. The Authority aims to appoint up to three providers through an open procedure. The deadline for submitting Tenders is 10th June 2024. This opportunity presents a chance for organisations experienced in providing DoLS assessment services to enhance their business. Businesses with expertise in health or welfare services not delivered through residential institutions would be well-suited to compete. The evaluation criteria will consider both quality (65%) and price (35%) to award the contract to the most economically advantageous Tender. Successful organisations will need to meet financial thresholds and demonstrate technical capability to deliver high-quality services. ## Notice The Council of the London Borough of Waltham Forest ("the Authority") is seeking Tenders from suitably experienced and qualified organisations for appointment to the Framework Agreement for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards ("DoLS") Assessments in the London Borough of Waltham Forest ("the Framework"). The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards is a legal framework for legitimately limiting the freedom of individuals who lack the requisite mental capacity to make independent decisions about their lives, specifically in the context of their health and care requirements. These safeguards only apply to those adults (people aged 18 or older) in receipt of care in hospitals or care homes who are subject to constraints on their liberty. The Framework shall commence on 1st August 2024 and, shall continue up to and including 31st July 2027. The Authority is seeking to appoint a maximum of three (3) providers who can deliver a good quality and efficient DoLS assessment service. Framework Agreement Evaluation Criteria: Organisations shall be experienced in providing similar services and shall also be required, as part of their Tender, to complete a Selection Questionnaire containing information about their economic and financial standing, technical capability and other general information. This information will be assessed to establish that the organisation is financially viable and technically capable of undertaking a service of the nature covered by the Framework. Also, as a pre-condition to their Tenders being evaluated, organisations will have to satisfy the mandatory and discretionary grounds for exclusion contained in the Selection Questionnaire. The Authority carries out financial appraisals of all organisations that Tender for the Authority's contracts to ensure that such organisations satisfy the Authority's minimum standards of economic and financial standing. In this instance the Authority has set the following financial threshold for the Contract: For organisations with an annual turnover of PS25,000 or less a statement of cashflow forecast for the current year will be required. In addition, a letter will need to be provided from the bank outlining the current cash and credit position of the organisation. All organisations with an annual turnover above PS25,000 will be financially assessed as described in the Appendix 3: SQ Explanatory Document that forms part of the Invitation to Tender documentation. The Authority retains discretion to exclude any organisation that fails to meet this standard. Subject to satisfying the requirements of the Selection Questionnaire, appointment to the Framework shall be based on the most economically advantageous Tenders received from those organisations that submit a Tender. Such Tenders shall be evaluated in accordance with the following Evaluation Criteria: - * Quality 65% * Price 35% A full breakdown of the Evaluation Criteria is contained in the Tender Documents. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3a93ab7-c682-47f1-89a8-219b1ac725ea | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | 10 Jun 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Jul 2024 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £900,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST | | Locality | WALTHAMSTOW | | Post town | East London | | Postcode | E17 4JF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East | | ITL 3 | TLI53 Redbridge and Waltham Forest | | Local authority | Waltham Forest | | Electoral ward | Chapel End | | Westminster constituency | Walthamstow | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services - 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions - 85323000 - Community health services ## Release History - 9 May 2024 at 13:23 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3a93ab7-c682-47f1-89a8-219b1ac725ea ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3a93ab7-c682-47f1-89a8-219b1ac725ea 9th May 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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