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# AC1621 - Deprivation of Liberty Standards (DoLS) and Community Deprivation of Liberty Assessments

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ac1621-deprivation-of-liberty-standards-dols-and-community-deprivation-of-liberty-assessme-ocds-h6vhtk-02d48f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Wiltshire Council: "AC1621 - Deprivation of Liberty Standards (DoLS) and Community Deprivation of Liberty Assessments". Published status: active. Published Value: £681,500. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Wiltshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wiltshire-council-ons-e06000054)
- **Published Value:** £681,500 (GBP; published on the single lot)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 September 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative social services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK15
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ac1621-deprivation-of-liberty-standards-dols-and-community-deprivation-of-liberty-assessme-ocds-h6vhtk-02d48f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02d48f`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ac1621-deprivation-of-liberty-standards-dols-and-community-deprivation-of-liberty-assessme-ocds-h6vhtk-02d48f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ac1621-deprivation-of-liberty-standards-dols-and-community-deprivation-of-liberty-assessme-ocds-h6vhtk-02d48f#participate

## Description
Wiltshire County Council is seeking tenders from suitably skilled, qualified and experienced organisations to support the Council with its obligations under the Deprivation of Liberty Standards and associated legislation. This opportunity is for the provision of 1,200 DoLS assessments in hospital and care home settings and 250 community based Deprivation of Liberty assessments to support the Council in making applications to the Court of Protection.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £681,500

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019744-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-13T13:19:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T18:37:32.197Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02d48f