--- title: "Market Engagement for The Provision of Court of Protection Service for uncontested Deprivation Of Liberty Safeguards on behalf of NHS London Integrated Care Boards" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03fd1b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03fd1b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03fd1b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03fd1b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES" published: "2023-09-15" --- # Market Engagement for The Provision of Court of Protection Service for uncontested Deprivation Of Liberty Safeguards on behalf of NHS London Integrated Care Boards Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03fd1b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03fd1b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03fd1b.json) ## Summary The NHS Shared Business Services is inviting market engagement for the provision of court of protection services on behalf of NHS London Integrated Care Boards. The aim is to establish a contract agreement starting no later than 31 March 2024, with a potential total contract value of around £5,625,000. The tender, suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, falls under the legal services category and is currently in the planning stage. Interested parties must submit their responses by 3rd October 2023. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the legal services sector to engage with NHS London ICBs for the delivery of court of protection services. Suitable businesses include those with experience in providing uncontested deprivation of liberty safeguards. The procurement process involves a future service provision agreement with a contract extension option and aims to obtain the best value for money. Businesses interested in competing should consider the deadline of 3rd October 2023 for submitting market engagement responses. ## Notice Market Engagement for The Provision of Court of Protection Service for uncontested Deprivation Of Liberty Safeguards on behalf of NHS London Integrated Care Boards. NHS London Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are still finalising its decision in regard to future Service Provision, for the Court of Protection (COP) Service for uncontested Deprivation Of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) COP DOL11 applications to be submitted to court and contested (where identified) cases and is inviting market engagement to seek the views and opinions of those organisations that may be interested to become involved in delivering this future Service. The ICBs (North East London (NEL), North Central London (NCL), North West London (NWL), South West London (SWL), South East London (SEL) )wish to obtain a Service Provision to provide a cost effective and efficient process to help deal with the R x applications to the Court of Protection, to start as soon as possible and no later than on 31 March 2024. The intention for each London ICB to consider and establish a contract agreement for up to 6 months with the option to extend for an additional 6 months. An upper indicative support for the application of a value of PS5,000. On-going cases identified will be funded per agreed fixed cost per case on submission to cost. Please note that the ICBs are aiming to obtain the best value for money for this Service. An overall total contract value including extensions will be ascertained by each London ICB separately upon consideration of the expression of interest however for assistance with this Market Engagement the upper indicative Value to provide the Service for all ICBs is PS5,625,000 (based on an approx. of 1125 applications). Any responses provided will not be treated as commercially confidential and may be used by NHS London ICBs in the final solution specifications used for the contract, but no organisation will be individually identified. Market Engagement responses can be located on SAP Aribia using the following link https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/17462143 and must be completed by 5pm on 3rd October 2023. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027359-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 30 Mar 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £5,625,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES | | Locality | SALFORD | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M50 2UW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West | | Local authority | Salford | | Electoral ward | Quays | | Westminster constituency | Salford | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79100000 - Legal services ## Release History - 15 Sep 2023 at 13:16 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027359-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/17462143 - https://www.sap.com/uk/products/spend-management/ariba-login.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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