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# Independent Best Interest Assessors 2025

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-best-interest-assessors-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-05068c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** East Riding of Yorkshire Council: "Independent Best Interest Assessors 2025". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £2,503,200. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [East Riding of Yorkshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-riding-of-yorkshire-council-ons-e06000011)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £2,503,200 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 August 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE12
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-best-interest-assessors-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-05068c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05068c`

## 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/independent-best-interest-assessors-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-05068c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fctm%2FSupplier%2FDocuments%2FFolder%2F103881)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/independent-best-interest-assessors-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-05068c#participate

## Description
In order to support in complying with the statutory requirement, the commissioner (East Riding of Yorkshire Council) is procuring the services of Independent Best Interest Assessors (BIAs) to assist in the completion of Deprivation of Liberty Standards (DoLS) assessments.
This will be achieved through the provision of Best Interest Assessors, on an open Framework Agreement, who will be invited to undertake DoLS assessments for the purpose of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 on behalf of vulnerable adults across the East Riding of Yorkshire, and occasionally out of county.
This is a Pseudo Open Framework under the Light Touch Regime for the provision of Independent Best Interest Assessors and will be opened once every 12 months during the duration.  Following the tender initial tender deadline a new tender will be advertised, for continuity and submissions can be made at any time, however, please note they will only be evaluated once every 12 months. 
The initial deadline for submissions will be 12 noon on 11 August 2025.
The next (second) opening after the initial deadline of 12 noon on 11 August 2025 will be the 1 September 2026. The evaluations for the second opening will be completed during the month of September 2026 and service providers notified of the outcome of their submission prior to the start of the following month e.g. submissions in September 2026 will be notified in October 2026 and will join the framework from the beginning of November 2026. This procedure will remain the same each year during the lifetime of the Framework agreement. (i.e. a new tender to be advertised after each deadline until the penultimate year of the Framework agreement).
Service providers who have been appointed onto the Framework following the initial opening (and subsequent openings) do not need to resubmit and will remain on the Framework.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £2,503,200

- **Contract Period:** 07/11/2025 to 06/11/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Independent Best Interest Assessors 2025 (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **ACTION FIRST ASSESSMENTS LTD, AE BIA ASSESSMENTS LIMITED, Advanced Child Care Assessments Limited t/a Advanced Adult Care Assessments (+16 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-185562`, `GB-COH:10107411`, `GB-FTS-146836`, `GB-COH:09532053`, `GB-FTS-59774`, `GB-PPON:PXXR-8646-HWND`, `GB-COH:16515531`, `GB-COH:13906571`, `GB-COH:11490430`, `GB-COH:15210170`, `GB-COH:10282861`, `GB-COH:14489242`, `GB-COH-06155616`, `GB-COH:14437895`, `GB-COH:09846347`, `GB-FTS-65961`, `GB-FTS-59805`, `GB-COH:15691994`, `GB-COH:09064019`
  - Value: £2,503,200 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 05/10/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,503,200
  - Signed Date: 31/10/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036794-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-17T14:25:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T22:56:59.154Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05068c