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Official UK procurement notice
IA3639 Court of Protection Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards - additional capacity as part of the recommissioning of Supported Living
Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)
Complete applications to the Court of Protection for people living in supported living funded by Staffordshire County Council where the care and support restricts how they live; this is a CoP Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard (CoP DoLS). This is a statutory requirement and must be completed by a registered Social Worker. There is insufficient Social Worker (SW) capacity within the existing workforce to complete these. The project will provide additional SW capacity to ensure that SCC is compliant with our statutory responsibilities as set out in the Mental Capacity Act (2005).
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionComplete applications to the Court of Protection for people living in supported living funded by Staffordshire County Council where the care and support restricts how they live; this is a CoP Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard (CoP DoLS). This is a statutory requirement and must be completed by a registered Social Worker. There are approx. 400 people that will require a CoP DoLS completing on their behalf over the next 12 months. There is insufficient Social Worker (SW) capacity within the existing workforce to complete these. The project will provide additional SW capacity to ensure that SCC is compliant with our statutory responsibilities as set out in the Mental Capacity Act (2005).
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Brown Limited | £349,100 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Eden Brown Limited
- Signed
- 1 May 2025
- Value
- £349,100
- Period
- 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2026 · up to 31 Oct 2026 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- There are approx. 400 people that will require a CoP DoLS completing on their behalf the extension would be applied if these were not undertaken within the 12 months.
- Change 26 Mar 2026 contract amendment published
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Administrative change
- 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
- 20 May 2025, 16:41 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Mar 2026, 14:44 GMT
- Authority reference
IA3639- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028019- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05196cFind a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 May 2025- Contract details notice published20 May 2025, 16:41 BSTUK7
- Contract change notice published26 Mar 2026, 14:44 GMTUK10
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Eden Brown LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender