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Official procurement procedure
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessments
Health and social work services
Published value
£8,544,000
Submission deadline 14 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 7 Sept 2026, 14:44 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~48 days
Sector median: 48 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No published extension signal
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 85)
Based on 36,437 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
5.15%
Typical Bids Received
1 bidders
Typical Evaluation Window
48 days
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 85)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
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|---|---|---|---|
| 445 contracts | £589,385 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
Knowle House SurgeryCRN: TBC | 403 contracts | £1,860,017,505 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
| 300 contracts | £232,055 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 251 contracts | £779,257 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 243 contracts | £257,522 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 228 contracts | £251,448 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 225 contracts | £169,325 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 219 contracts | £251,097 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 202 contracts | £597,982 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 180 contracts | £212,030 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Comparable published opportunities
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
| Published procedure | Published value | Matching evidence |
|---|---|---|
CN260642 Mental Health Assessment and Mental Capacity Assessment ServiceKent County Council · 22 May 2026, 14:27 BST | £2,500,000 | same CPV family similar value band matching published text |
Integrated Advocacy ServicesWigan Council · 24 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST | £2,268,396 | same CPV family similar value band matching published text |
Tender for the Provision of All Age Advocacy Service for Adults and ChildrenLondon Borough of Hounslow · 2 Sept 2026, 14:35 BST | £2,310,000 | same CPV family similar value band |
HAC6124 Integrated Statutory Advocacy ServiceTower Hamlets · 27 Aug 2026, 10:46 BST | £1,547,480 | same CPV family similar value band |
Camden Rough Sleeping HubLondon Borough of Camden · 1 Sept 2026, 17:14 BST | £3,355,943 | same CPV family similar value band |
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Essex County Council: "Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessments". Published status: active. Published value: £8,544,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Essex County Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 14 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £8,544,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Essex County Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Essex County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
40.94%Historical Average
Competition Density
73.21Bids / Report (median)
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Cubic Transportation Systems LimitedTop vendor: 45.36% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 95 active published awards; 43 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority (All Sectors):
No direct historical awards retained specifically in CPV 85; showing top suppliers across overall authority spend.
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable Value | Avg. Price Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cubic Transportation Systems Limited | 1 win | £385,600 | — |
| MICHAELS PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITED | 1 win | £166,666 | — |
| RACKSPACE LIMITED | 1 win | £151,843 | — |
| PODARIS LIMITED | 1 win | £72,000 | — |
| APLX LTD | 1 win | £47,250 | — |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityEssex County Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published12 Mar 2026, 13:11 GMT | Last source update12 Mar 2026, 13:11 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationHealth and social work services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05eb19 | ||
What is being bought
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) provide a legal framework for the deprivation of liberty for people who lack the mental capacity to make decisions about their accommodation and care arrangements themselves. They apply to people who are in hospital or residential/nursing care (the managing authority) and who are subject to restrictions and restraints in their lives, for example, not being free to leave or requiring continual supervision.
Local Authorities are required to arrange an assessment of an individual's circumstances to determine whether the accommodation the care provided is in their best interests to protect them from harm, whether it is necessary and proportionate and to determine if there is a less restrictive alternative.
The requirement of this service is for the provision of assessments to establish whether a person in hospital, care home or nursing home requires Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) authorisation.
Assessors will be required to visit the relevant person requiring assessment in their care setting, which may be a hospital ward, care home or nursing home, in order to conduct a face-to-face assessment.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £8,544,000
12 Mar 2026, 13:11 GMT - Status changed to active
12 Mar 2026, 13:11 GMT - Official notice release published
12 Mar 2026, 13:11 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 14 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
12 Mar 2026, 13:11 GMT - Status changed to planning
28 Nov 2025, 13:55 GMT - Official notice release published
28 Nov 2025, 13:55 GMT - Buyer information updated
28 Nov 2025, 13:55 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£8,544,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
12 Mar 2026, 13:11 GMT - Submission deadline
14 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Essex County Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PWVM-4844-NRQHDocuments (2)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 12 Mar 2026, 13:11 GMT
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