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title: "Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessment Service"
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# Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessment Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-dols-assessment-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03113c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Norfolk County Council: "Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessment Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Apr 2022, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Norfolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/norfolk-county-council-ons-e10000020)
- **Published Value:** £300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 April 2022 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Social work and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH15, UKH16, UKH17
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £300,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-dols-assessment-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03113c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03113c`

## 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/deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-dols-assessment-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03113c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fnorfolkcc%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-dols-assessment-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03113c#participate

## Description
Norfolk County Council have awarded a contract to a company for the provision of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessments to support a reduction in our backlog of referrals, in preparation for LPS (Liberty Protection Safeguards). We invited providers who can deliver suitably qualified and experienced Best Interests Assessors and Section 12 Doctors to carry out the relevant DoLS assessments for adults aged 18 years and above in care homes within Norfolk.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £300,000

- **Contract Period:** 07/06/2022 to 31/01/2023
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Deprivation of Liberty (DoLS) Catch-up Assessments (active)
  - Award id: `013756-2022-NCCT42391-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Liaison Financial Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-53472`
  - Value: £300,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Deprivation of Liberty (DoLS) Catch-up Assessments (active)
  - Signed Value: £300,000
  - Signed Date: 22/05/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013756-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-05-23T10:30:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-01T02:54:11.705Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03113c