CN260642 - Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Mental Health Assessment Service
Description: DoLS Mental Health Assessment. This is not a call for competition, this is to express interest in this opportunity. Kent County Council (KCC) are anticipating procuring a DoLS Mental Health Assessment with the tender anticipated to launch in November 2026; Kent County Council does not guarantee this. The opportunity that launches will seek a supplier, working in conjunction with Kent DoLS Service, to arrange and complete these assessments, through the delivery of a Mental Health Assessment Service. The assessments must be undertaken by Section 12 doctors, who are also full members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and/or on the GMC Specialist Register as a specialist in psychiatry; and, where appropriate, those assessors must complete recommendations under the Mental Capacity Act. KCC propose a Service Commencement date of (read more...)
Summary: Kent County Council is seeking a provider to arrange and carry out Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) mental health assessments, working with Kent DoLS Service. Assessments must be conducted by appropriately qualified doctors, with recommendations under the Mental Capacity Act completed where appropriate. This is a community health service delivered in Kent, with the council based in Maidstone. The service is intended for suppliers able to organise assessments as well as provide qualified assessors. The requirement is aimed at supporting the council’s DoLS assessment function; it is not a general mental health treatment service.