Official UK procurement notice
Best Interests Assessments (BIA)- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Service is for the supply of Best Interests Assessors to carry out Best Interests Assessments (BIA) as a part of the assessment process for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) which is a statutory function of the Local Authority.
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£2,964,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1End-to-end Best Interests Assessor ServiceAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,210,000
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are designed to protect the interests of extremely vulnerable individuals accommodated in care homes and hospitals. Individuals who have a mental disorder such as dementia or a profound learning disability who lack capacity to give informed consent to the accommodation arrangements made for their care and/or treatment. Deprivation of their liberty is considered after an independent assessment deems it in their best interests to protect them from harm. Under the current legislation the Local Authority is the supervisory body and as such has the statutory duty to ensure that assessments are undertaken and DoLS authorisations are in place.
The Service is for the supply of Best Interests Assessors to carry out Best Interests Assessments (BIA) as a part of the assessment process for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards DoLS which is a statutory function of the Local Authority.
The Council is looking to award via a Framework Agreement to two Lots:-
Lot 1 End-to-end Best Interests Assessor Service
Lot 2 Independent Best Interests Assessments Service
Lot #2Independent Best Interests Assessments ServiceAwardedRenewalPublished value£754,000
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are designed to protect the interests of extremely vulnerable individuals accommodated in care homes and hospitals. Individuals who have a mental disorder such as dementia or a profound learning disability who lack capacity to give informed consent to the accommodation arrangements made for their care and/or treatment. Deprivation of their liberty is considered after an independent assessment deems it in their best interests to protect them from harm. Under the current legislation the Local Authority is the supervisory body and as such has the statutory duty to ensure that assessments are undertaken and DoLS authorisations are in place.
The Service is for the supply of Best Interests Assessors to carry out Best Interests Assessments (BIA) as a part of the assessment process for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards DoLS which is a statutory function of the
Local Authority.
The Council is looking to award via a Framework Agreement to two Lots:-
Lot 1 End-to-end Best Interests Assessor Service
Lot 2 Independent Best Interests Assessments Service
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 28 Mar 2023, 10:37 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Mar 2024, 14:28 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Dec 2023 – …
- Authority reference
IA2942- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-007038- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b686Find a Tender
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 8 Dec 2023, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
23 Jun 2023 → 5 Mar 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected23 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened8 Dec 2023, 12:30 GMT
- Notice published5 Mar 2024, 14:28 GMT
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2023- Published value published: £2,736,00027 Oct 2023, 11:22 BST
- Status changed to active27 Oct 2023, 11:22 BST
- Procurement method changed27 Oct 2023, 11:22 BST
- Deadline published: 1 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT27 Oct 2023, 11:22 BST
- Buyer details updated27 Oct 2023, 11:22 BST
- Published value updated to £2,964,0009 Nov 2023, 11:43 GMTwas £2,736,000
- Deadline moved to 8 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT9 Nov 2023, 11:43 GMT+7 days · was 1 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to cancelled9 Nov 2023, 11:55 GMT
- Status changed to complete5 Mar 2024, 14:28 GMT
- Buyer details updated5 Mar 2024, 14:28 GMT
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2023-10: 1 release · 27 Oct 2023
- 2023-03: 1 release · 28 Mar 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · End-to-end Best Interests Assessor Service1 award | |||
| Eden Brown Limited | £2,210,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Independent Best Interests Assessments Service4 awards | |||
| RUN Healthcare Ltd | £754,000 † | — | Awarded |
| ID Medical Group Limited | £754,000 † | — | Awarded |
| RKJ Contracts LTD | £754,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Spiritage Social Care Limited | £754,000 † | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Independent Best Interests Assessments Service · RUN Healthcare Ltd
- Signed
- 4 Mar 2024
- Value
- £754,000
- Status
- active
Independent Best Interests Assessments Service · ID Medical Group Limited
- Signed
- 4 Mar 2024
- Value
- £754,000
- Status
- active
Independent Best Interests Assessments Service · RKJ Contracts LTD
- Signed
- 4 Mar 2024
- Value
- £754,000
- Status
- active
Independent Best Interests Assessments Service · Spiritage Social Care Limited
- Signed
- 4 Mar 2024
- Value
- £754,000
- Status
- active
End-to-end Best Interests Assessor Service · Eden Brown Limited
- Signed
- 12 Feb 2024
- Value
- £2,210,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · End-to-end Best Interests Assessor Service | 7bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Independent Best Interests Assessments Service | 6bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice- Eden Brown LimitedAwarded supplier
- ID Medical Group LtdAwarded supplier
- RKJ Contracts LTDAwarded supplier
- RUN Healthcare LimitedAwarded supplier
- Spiritage Social Care LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.