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Following the Supreme Court's recent deprivation of liberty judgement, the Council has reviewed the Best Interest assessment/CoP DoLs and Community DoLs requirements and associated Procurement documents.
Updated documents have been loaded on the Councils e-tendering portal Proactis, these are
The Council has also updated Pre ITT Tender Clarifications see version 15.
In assessing these changes required the Council considers these as material clarifications requiring additional time for bidders to consider the amendments and therefore an appropriate and proportionate amount of time has been added to the timeline, with a revised deadline time and date of 12 noon 17 July 2026.
The Council is looking to commission a supplier to provide a managed, 'end-to-end' Service for the required number of DoL assessments and COP DoL assessments set by the Council specifically the Age Assessment, No Refusals Assessment, Mental Capacity Assessment and Best Interests Assessment. The supplier will also be required to deliver where required:
a. Care Act assessments
b. Care and support planning
c. Planned and unplanned reviews of existing care and support arrangements
d. Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interest Decisions where required
e. Carers' assessments when identified
| Lot | Title | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 1 | £3,500,000 |