Official UK procurement notice
FEW1510 - Provision of Adults Social Care Services For Best Interests Assessors Service (BIA) (NEW)
Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a below threshold direct award under the Light Touch Regime, on the basis of Schedule 5 (7), continuity of service whilst an existing procurement is concluding.
The Best Interest Assessors (BIA) service is a required statutory function under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. It is therefore unavoidable for the local authority not to provide this service.
The service assists the Council to deliver their statutory responsibilities, as outlined in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and subsequent Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, to ensure that where a decision to deprive someone of their liberty is required it is made lawfully and based on relevant best practice, guidance and case law.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Nov 2025, 12:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Mar 2026, 10:47 GMT
- Authority reference
FEW1510- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024444- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e451Find a Tender
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published19 Nov 2025, 12:46 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published19 Nov 2025, 14:50 GMTUK6
- Contract award notice published20 Nov 2025, 12:01 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected29 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Mar 2026, 10:47 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 19 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACTION FIRST ASSESSMENTS LTDSMEFEW1510 - Provision of Adults Social Care Services For Best Interests Assessors Service1 Dec 2025 – 1 Dec 2025 · up to 6 Feb 2026Extensions: This is a partly retrospective Direct Award commencing from April 2025 - November 2025 however, as this is a statutory requirement, the Direct Award was required to ensure compliance whilst the new contract is being mobilised and due to commence in November 2025 with the option to extend up to February 2026. · Amended: Additional detail in description to identify this is a below threshold direct award under the Light Touch Regime, on the basis of Schedule 5 (7), continuity of service whilst an existing procurement is concluding. | £118,849 | 19 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
FEW1510 - Provision of Adults Social Care Services For Best Interests Assessors Service · ACTION FIRST ASSESSMENTS LTDSME
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2025
- Value
- £128,219
- Period
- 1 Apr 2025 – 27 Nov 2025 · up to 6 Feb 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extension from 28/11/2025 - 06/02/2026 taken for completion of ongoing procurement exercise and contract commencement.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Action First Assessments LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender