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Published 18 Mar 2025, 10:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Training

Official notice

Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£25,000≈ £25k / year · £30,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 22 Apr 2025
Contract term 1 yrends 26 May 2026 · starts 27 May 2025
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Suffolk County Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards training. This opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of portal. The deadline for clarification questions is 25th March 2025, 12 noon which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Suffolk County Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards training.

This opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation.

Procurement Policy Note 09/21 requires us to calculate the value of contracts inclusive of VAT, however we can advertise them exclusive of VAT. The advertised value here is £25,000 exclusive of VAT.

The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 22nd April 2025, 12 noon. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted

The deadline for clarification questions is 25th March 2025, 12 noon which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£25,000
Contract period: 27 May 2025 – 26 May 2026 (1 yr)Value: £25,000 exc. VAT · £30,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: As stated in the procurement documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Mar 2025, 10:35 GMT
Last source update
19 Mar 2025, 08:14 GMT
Authority reference
WFDSB-434
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010047
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ee50 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Mar 2025 → 27 May 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Mar 2025, 10:35 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    27 May 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Mar 2025, 10:35 GMT
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    18 Mar 2025, 10:37 GMT
    UK4
  3. Tender notice published
    19 Mar 2025, 08:14 GMT
    UK4
  4. Deadline moved to 22 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
    19 Mar 2025, 08:14 GMT
    +0 days · was 22 Apr 2025, 13:00 BST
Published amendments (1)

End date of initial term corrected, and submission deadline corrected.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suffolk County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHVH-1657-HHMV Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, East of England, IP1 2BXContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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