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title: "Provision of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessments"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04c073"
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# Provision of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessments

Buyer: MEDWAY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c073

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## Summary

Medway Council is actively seeking a single provider for the provision of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) assessments under the Mental Capacity Act (2014). The council, located in Chatham, UK (region code UKJ41), has initiated the procurement process through an open procedure with a tender period ending on 3rd January 2025 at 15:00. The estimated contract value is £1,323,000, and the contract is set for an initial duration of three years with options for three additional two-year extensions. This tender falls under the health and social work services category and involves organising, completing, and returning the required assessments by Section 12 registered doctors within a set timeframe. Interested parties can find full details of the requirement on the Kent Business Portal.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health and social work services, particularly those experienced in conducting mental health assessments and who have a registered Section 12 doctor. Businesses that can provide high-quality, timely assessments under the stringent guidelines of the Mental Capacity Act will find this contract particularly fitting. The evaluation criteria heavily favour quality (60%) over price (40%), suggesting that a reputation for excellence in services will be advantageous. Both SMEs and larger firms with the necessary qualifications and experience are well-suited to compete for this contract, which offers the potential for extended engagement with a stable and reputable regional authority.

## Notice

Medway Council is seeking a single provider for the provision of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) assessments. The purpose of this service is to organise, complete and return the assessments, required for DoLS under the Mental Capacity Act (2014. These assessments must be carried out by a Section 12 registered doctor and returned to the Council within a set timeframe.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Medway Council is seeking a single provider for the provision of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) assessments. The purpose of this service is to organise, complete and return the assessments, required for DoLS under the Mental Capacity Act (2014. These assessments must be carried out by a Section 12 registered doctor and returned to the Council within a set timeframe. By way of background, the Mental Capacity Act (2005) is amended by the 2007 amendments to the Mental Health Act (1983) to include the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), implemented on 1 April 2009. The safeguards provide legal protection for vulnerable people who are, or may become, deprived of their liberty in a hospital or care home. They apply to people who have a mental disorder and who are assessed as lacking capacity to consent to the arrangements made for their residence, care or treatment. The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards require hospitals and care homes (Managing Authorities) to apply to the Supervisory Body (in this case, Medway Council) for an authorisation to deprive the relevant person of their liberty. Before an authorisation is issued, the Supervisory Body must ensure that six assessments are completed. The assessments are undertaken by a Best Interests Assessor for DoLS (BIA) and a Section 12 mental health approved DoLS trained doctor as follows: The six assessments, and the person responsible for completing each assessment, are as follows: 1. Age (The relevant person must be over the age of 18 years) - BIA 2. Mental Capacity - BIA 3. No Refusals - BIA 4. Mental Health - Section 12 doctor 5. Eligibility - Section 12 doctor, or BIA who is Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) qualified 6. Best Interests - BIA The Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Standard Authorisations, Assessments and Ordinary Residence) Regulations 2008 require that the person undertaking the Mental Health assessment must be: Page 5 to 8 a. approved under section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983, or b. a registered medical practitioner who the Supervisory Body is satisfied has three years post registration experience in the diagnosis or treatment of mental disorder. The supervisory body must also be satisfied that the person has successfully completed the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Mental Health Assessors training programme made available by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Except in the 12 month period beginning with the date that the doctor has successfully completed the standard training, the regulations for England also require the Supervisory Body to be satisfied that the doctor has, in the 12 months prior to selection, completed further training relevant to their role as a mental health assessor.

Options: The term of the contract will be initially for 3 years with 3 further options to extend for 2 years, (3 years, plus 2 + 2 + 2 years).

Renewal: The term of the contract will be initially for 3 years with 3 further options to extend for 2 years, (3 years, plus 2 + 2 + 2 years).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012206-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Jan 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,323,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MEDWAY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CHATHAM |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME4 4TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ41 Medway |
| Local authority | Medway |
| Electoral ward | Chatham Central & Brompton |
| Westminster constituency | Rochester and Strood |
| Delivery location | TLJ41 Medway |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOUTH EAST MEMORY ASSESSMENT SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 1 Apr 2025 at 10:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012206-2025
- 27 Nov 2024 at 14:03 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038310-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.medway.gov.uk/
- https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/

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