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# Provision of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessment Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-dols-assessment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-039469). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Nottinghamshire County Council sought a suitably experienced single provider to deliver. Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessment Services using a Framework. of liberty for people who lack mental capacity to make decisions about their care. Local Authorities are required to arrange an.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Nottinghamshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nottinghamshire-county-council-ons-e10000024)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 February 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-039469`

## Before you bid
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

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## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [eastmidstenders.org](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastmidstenders.org)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-dols-assessment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-039469#participate

## Description
Nottinghamshire County Council sought a suitably experienced single provider to deliver
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessment Services using a Framework
Agreement.
The Framework Agreement will replace an existing Framework Agreement which has expired
and will be available for use by the following Customers:
- Nottinghamshire County Council
- Nottingham City Council
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) provide a legal framework for the deprivation
of liberty for people who lack mental capacity to make decisions about their care
arrangements themselves. They apply to people who are in hospital or residential/nursing
care and who are subject to restrictions and restraints in their lives, for example, not being
free to leave or requiring continual supervision. Local Authorities are required to arrange an
Assessment of their circumstances to determine whether the care provided is in their best
interests to protect them from harm, whether it is proportionate and to determine if there is
a less restrictive alternative.
The Provider may be asked to complete all six elements of the Best Interests Assessment or
specific elements depending on the requirements. The six elements in scope are:
• Age Assessment
• No refusals Assessment
• Mental capacity Assessment
• Mental health Assessment
• Eligibility Assessment
• Best Interests Assessment
Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) - The Government has set out plans to replace
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards with Liberty Protection Safeguards, although the finalised
Code of Practice and timetable for implementation are still awaited. The framework
specification has therefore been developed to maintain arrangements for the provision of assessment in respect DoLS until such time as Liberty Protection Safeguards are
implemented. The purpose of Liberty Protection Safeguards are consistent with those of
DoLS and there will be a preference to utilise this Framework Agreement to continue to meet
the Customers’ statutory requirements for safeguarding people whose liberty is being
restricted. Once the future requirements of LPS are clear, this Framework Agreement will be
reviewed and consideration given to whether delivery of the new requirements within this
Framework Agreement is permissible and, if so, what amendments to the specification would need to be made.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Description:** The purpose of this single provider Framework Agreement is to define a strong working
relationship between the Customers (Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City
Council) and the selected Provider, and to enable these Customers to Call Off...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 010966-2023-DN643052-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ID Medical Group Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-03829536`
  - Value: £15,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 010966-2023-DN643052-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £15,000,000
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F010966-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-04-17T12:44:16.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-07T23:26:37.597Z
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