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# ASC23042 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments (DoLS): Project to Complete Backlog of Cases 2023-24

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/asc23042-deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-assessments-dols-project-to-complete-backlog-of-ocds-h6vhtk-040a6b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Worcestershire County Council: "ASC23042 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments (DoLS): Project to Complete Backlog of Cases 2023-24". Published status: complete. Published Value: £854,825. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Nov 2023, 16:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Worcestershire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/worcestershire-county-council-ons-e10000034)
- **Published Value:** £854,825 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 November 2023 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Health services, Miscellaneous health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG12
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £674,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/asc23042-deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-assessments-dols-project-to-complete-backlog-of-ocds-h6vhtk-040a6b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040a6b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/asc23042-deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-assessments-dols-project-to-complete-backlog-of-ocds-h6vhtk-040a6b#tl-md)

## Description
Worcestershire County Council ("the Council") is looking to appoint a provider to manage a backlog of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) cases. The Council will appoint either a single organisation applying itself to provide the Service, a consortium with legal status or an organisation applying as the lead organisation for two or more organisations who wish to provide the service as a consortium without legal status.Approximately 635 DoLS cases would have to be completed and submitted to the DoLS team within 46 to 52 weeks of the project commencing. In addition to this, there may be a requirement for the completion of up to an additional 40 cases per month throughout the time of the project until such time that the DoLS team has obtained staffing to complete these on an ongoing basis.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 85100000, 85140000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £854,825

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** ASC23042 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments (DoLS): Project to Complete Backlog of Cases 2023-24 (active)
  - Award id: `037731-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Action First Assessments Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185562`
  - Value: £674,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** ASC23042 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments (DoLS): Project to Complete Backlog of Cases 2023-24 (active)
  - Signed Value: £674,000
  - Signed Date: 21/12/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037731-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-21T15:44:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T19:15:27.085Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040a6b