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Published 28 Jun 2022, 14:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOL's) - Mental Health Assessor (Doctors S12)

Official notice

Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF2)

Published estimate£2,332,000≈ £583k / year

Submissions closed 3 Aug 2022

Awarded to 30 Qualified Professionals +9 more10 awards

Contract term 4 yrsends 30 Sept 2026 · starts 1 Oct 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a notification of award by exception - Local Authorities have primary responsibility as the Supervisory Body under the DoL Safeguards. In operational terms this means that Local Authorities (Supervisory Body's) receive requests from Managing Authorities (residential/nursing homes and hospitals) and are required to organise, complete and respond to requests for authorisations within the mandated deadlines under the DoLS regulations. As part of this the Supervisory Body needs to arrange for a qualified assessor to complete relevant assessments. This process is currently arranged via an approved list of appropriately qualified assessors.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded 4 yrs

Contract period: 1 Oct 2022 – 30 Sept 2026 (4 yrs)

Delivery: East Midlands

Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 28 Jun 2022, 14:14 BST
Last source update: 5 May 2023, 11:33 BST
Award evaluation window: 3 Aug 2022 – …
Authority reference: DN657017
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-012923
Classification (CPV): Health and social work services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-034b83 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: In the lifetime of the previous Framework we did an engagement event with Doctors to look at introducing a Framework for these Assessments.It was evident that the current cohort of Doctors at that time would not be interested in applying to be on a Framework. Over this period the Government announced changes to the current DOL's BIA assessment process introducing the new LPS standards which where due to introduced in 2020.This has been previously delayed and it is now expected that the new LPS arrangements will be introduced sometime in 2024.The purpose of this exception is to continue under the current arrangement until the guidance is issued for LPS for LCC to understand the new requirements.
This current arrangement will end once the Government announce changes to DoLS, and once the details of the new legislation are known, a new procurement can be undertaken.
The new procurement may also take place under the Provider Selection Regime, once this legislation goes live and we understand its scope. This legislation may give us further flexibility in terms of how the procurement is undertaken.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 3 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 3 Aug 2022, 12:15 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index ↗

Timeline

3 Aug 2022 → 5 May 2023 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
3 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
3 Aug 2022, 12:15 BST
Contract starts
1 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
Notice published
5 May 2023, 11:33 BST

Notice history

2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2022

Status changed to complete
14 Oct 2022, 12:12 BST
Procurement method changed
5 May 2023, 11:33 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 15

Awarded value £900,0001 contract exc. VAT · 14 list or panel totals repeated on several suppliers, not summed

Bids received 30

Contracts signed 15latest 17 Feb 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
30 Qualified ProfessionalsSME	£900,000 †	—	Awarded
3D Recruit LtdDeprivation of Liberty Safeguards : Best Interest Assessor	£2,332,000 †	—	Awarded
Mmeyer Care Consultant Ltd	£2,332,000 †	—	Awarded
Recruitment Team Nine Limited	£2,332,000 †	—	Awarded
Rosekel Assessment Services	£2,332,000 †	—	Awarded
RUN Healthcare Ltd	£2,332,000 †	—	Awarded
SIRONA MEDICAL LTDSME	£2,332,000 †	—	Awarded
Action First	£2,332,000 †	—	Awarded
Care2Assess Ltd	£2,332,000 †	—	Awarded
CMG1 Ltd	£2,332,000 †	—	Awarded

5 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Contract 012923-2023-DN657017-1 · 30 Qualified ProfessionalsSME
Signed
17 Feb 2023
Value
£900,000
Period
… – 30 Sept 2026
Status
active
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards : Best Interest Assessor · 3D Recruit Ltd
Signed
22 Sept 2022
Value
£2,332,000
Period
… – 30 Sept 2026
Status
active
Contract 028993-2022-DN619377-10 · Mmeyer Care Consultant Ltd
Signed
22 Sept 2022
Value
£2,332,000
Period
… – 30 Sept 2026
Status
active
Contract 028993-2022-DN619377-11 · Recruitment Team Nine Limited
Signed
22 Sept 2022
Value
£2,332,000
Period
… – 30 Sept 2026
Status
active
Contract 028993-2022-DN619377-12 · Rosekel Assessment Services
Signed
22 Sept 2022
Value
£2,332,000
Period
… – 30 Sept 2026
Status
active
Contract 028993-2022-DN619377-13 · RUN Healthcare Ltd
Signed
22 Sept 2022
Value
£2,332,000
Period
… – 30 Sept 2026
Status
active
Contract 028993-2022-DN619377-14 · SIRONA MEDICAL LTDSME
Signed
22 Sept 2022
Value
£2,332,000
Period
… – 30 Sept 2026
Status
active
Contract 028993-2022-DN619377-2 · Action First
Signed
22 Sept 2022
Value
£2,332,000
Period
… – 30 Sept 2026
Status
active
Contract 028993-2022-DN619377-3 · Care2Assess Ltd
Signed
22 Sept 2022
Value
£2,332,000
Period
… – 30 Sept 2026
Status
active
Contract 028993-2022-DN619377-4 · CMG1 Ltd
Signed
22 Sept 2022
Value
£2,332,000
Period
… – 30 Sept 2026
Status
active
Contract 028993-2022-DN619377-5
Signed
22 Sept 2022
Value
£2,332,000
Period
… – 30 Sept 2026
Status
active
Contract 028993-2022-DN619377-6
Signed
22 Sept 2022
Value
£2,332,000
Period
… – 30 Sept 2026
Status
active
Contract 028993-2022-DN619377-7
Signed
22 Sept 2022
Value
£2,332,000
Period
… – 30 Sept 2026
Status
active
Contract 028993-2022-DN619377-8
Signed
22 Sept 2022
Value
£2,332,000
Period
… – 30 Sept 2026
Status
active
Contract 028993-2022-DN619377-9
Signed
22 Sept 2022
Value
£2,332,000
Period
… – 30 Sept 2026
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
30bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Leicestershire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield, Leicester, East Midlands, LE3 8RAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Rutland County CouncilContracting authority Oakham, East MidlandsContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

15 commercial parties on the notice

30 Qualified ProfessionalsAwarded supplier Leicestershire, East Midlands
3D RecruitAwarded supplier Battle, UK
Action FirstAwarded supplier London, UK
CMG1 LtdAwarded supplier Dartford, UK
Care2Assess LtdAwarded supplier Olney, UK
DCC Interactive LtdAwarded supplier Newport Pagnell, UK
ID MedicalAwarded supplier Milton Keynes, UK
JW Care Services UK LtdAwarded supplier Syston, UK
Liberty HSC LtdAwarded supplier Birstall, UK
MCS Care ServicesAwarded supplier Leicester, UK

Show 5 more suppliers

Mmeyer Care Consultant LtdAwarded supplier Lowdham, UK
RUN Healthcare LtdAwarded supplier Windsor, UK
Recruitment Team Nine LtdAwarded supplier Hertford, UK
Rosekel Assessment ServicesAwarded supplier Nottingham, UK
Sirona Medical LtdAwarded supplier Sawbridgeworth, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.