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# Dynamic Purchasing System for Section 12 Doctors

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dynamic-purchasing-system-for-section-12-doctors-ocds-h6vhtk-04250d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Southend-on-Sea City Council ("the Council") is inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified Doctors who are able to carry out Best Interest Assessments under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Section 12 to join a DPS. This Provider List is to enable the Council to source a sufficient number of qualified Section 12 Doctors who can carry out Best Interest Assessments under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Please note this opportunity is for new providers to join the list, and existing providers do not need to reapply. This contract will commence on 1st February 2024 until 30th June 2026 with no option to extend.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Southend-on-Sea City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southend-on-sea-city-council-ons-e06000033)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 January 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04250d`

## 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/dynamic-purchasing-system-for-section-12-doctors-ocds-h6vhtk-04250d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dynamic-purchasing-system-for-section-12-doctors-ocds-h6vhtk-04250d#participate

## Description
Southend-on-Sea City Council ("the Council") is inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified Doctors who are able to carry out Best Interest Assessments under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Section 12 to join a DPS. 
This Provider List is to enable the Council to source a sufficient number of qualified Section 12 Doctors who can carry out Best Interest Assessments under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. 
This notice is to reopen the DPS, on 1st June 2018 a contract notice was placed on OJEU with the reference 237709-2018-EN to establish the DPS and Approved List (APL).
Please note this opportunity is for new providers to join the list, and existing providers do not need to reapply.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKH

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036570-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-12T16:43:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-03T20:42:22.038Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04250d