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Mental Health Assessment Services
Health and social work services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Kent County Council: "Mental Health Assessment Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Kent County Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
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| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
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Coverage: 30 active published awards; 21 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityKent County Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published14 Jul 2026, 11:06 BST | Last source update14 Jul 2026, 11:06 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationHealth and social work services | ||
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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06ca86 | ||
What is being bought
The purpose of the Mental Health Assessment Service is to ensure that the Council can meet its requirement to ensure that a person subject to DoLS has received statutory Mental Health and eligibility assessments in a timely manner so as not to delay any outcome issued by the Supervisory Body.
Kent County Council is awaiting the outcome of the national consultation in relation to Liberty Protection Safeguards and considering the implications of the UK Supreme Court 2026 judgement on what constitutes a Deprivation of Liberty. Therefore, the Council is unable to specify its requirements for a new service at present, and consequently, the Council is extending the current Mental Health Assessment Service contract by a period of 9 months.
This extension will commence on 1st August and run through to 30th April 2027.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
14 Jul 2026, 11:06 BST - Official notice release published
14 Jul 2026, 11:06 BST - Buyer information updated
14 Jul 2026, 11:06 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedStatus not publishedPublished valueNot publishedThe purpose of the service is to ensure that the Council can meet its requirement to ensure that a person subject to DoLS has received statutory Mental Health and eligibility assessments in a timely manner so as not to delay any outcome issued by the Supervisory Body. Additional information: This extension is under the Provider Selection Regime. The value quoted in II.1.7 is for the contract extension period of 9 months only.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
14 Jul 2026, 11:06 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 24 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · £345,173
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards South East Memory Assessment Services Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £345,173 · signed 24 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Kent County Council
Contracting authority GB-FTS-30181Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleKent County Council hereby gives notice of its intention to extend the contract for the Mental Health Assessment Service for a period of 9 months, which will commence on 01 August 2026.
The extension allows the continuity of provision whilst the consultation on the LPS continues and the implications of the UK Supreme Court 2026 judgment on what constitutes a deprivation of liberty are considered and understood, in order to inform a new procurement.
In accordance with the Provider Selection Regime regulation 12, the Council will observe a standstill period of 8 calendar days commencing on the date of publication of this notice.
Any representations during the standstill period should be submitted to cpd-peopleteam@kent.gov.uk |