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Published 6 Sept 2021, 12:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Mental Capacity Act (2005) Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments Approved Provider Lists: Lot 1- Best Interest Assessors (BIA) and Lot 2- Mental Health Assessors (MHA)

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Barnet (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 9 Sept 2021
Lots 2see the lot list below
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

The London Borough of Barnet is reprocureing its approved list of providers for Lots 1 and 2 of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments service. The new contracts will be for 3 years with break clauses at ends of year 1 and 2. Barnet Council has legal duties under the Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). Where a deprivation is identified the provider must apply to the Local Authority for authorisation. Published lot titles: Lots 1: Best Interest Assessors; Lot 2: Mental Health Assessors.

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The London Borough of Barnet is reprocureing its approved list of providers for Lots 1 and 2 of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments service. The new contracts will be for 3 years with break clauses at ends of year 1 and 2.

Barnet Council has legal duties under the Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). These safeguards exist to protect people in care homes, hospitals and in the community. Where a deprivation is identified the provider must apply to the Local Authority for authorisation. Adults and Communities administers these duties which include tasks undertaken by professionally qualified staff as well as administrative tasks.

CPV: Community health services · Health services · Social work and related services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Shared scope across all lots

Applies to lots 1, 2.

The London Borough of Barnet is reprocureing its approved list of providers for Lots 1 and 2 of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments service. The new contract will be for 3 years with break clauses at ends of year 1 and 2.

Barnet Council has legal duties under the Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). These safeguards exist to protect people in care homes, hospitals and in the community. Where a deprivation is identified the provider must apply to the Local Authority for authorisation. Adults and Communities administers these duties which include tasks undertaken by professionally qualified staff as well as administrative tasks.

Lot #1Lots 1: Best Interest Assessors
Delivery: London · The London Borough of Barnet
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Mental Health Assessors
Delivery: London · The London Borough of Barnet
Variant bids: not allowed

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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Sept 2021, 12:54 BST
Last source update
6 Sept 2021, 12:54 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Sept 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022038
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesHealth servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area
London (UKI71)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d02a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: This advert is a formal invitation to participate, to view further documentation and respond to this tender please log in to www.barnetsourcing.co.uk Should you experience any technical difficulties with the portal, please contact [email protected] explaining these and that they relate to this opportunity (MT Ref:223412)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://barnetsourcing.co.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
9 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Sept 2021 → 9 Sept 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    6 Sept 2021, 12:54 BST
  2. Bids opened
    7 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    9 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Deadline moved to 9 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
    6 Sept 2021, 12:54 BST
    +2 days · was 7 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.27 Sept 20219 Sept 2021+2 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.77 Sept 20219 Sept 2021+2 d

Extension to tender submission deadline due to clarification questions

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Barnet

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityHealth 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale London, London, NW9 4EWContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria