Contract award · 12 Feb 2024

Best Interests Assessments (BIA)- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS): End-to-end Best Interests Assessor Service

Staffordshire County Council awarded “Best Interests Assessments…” to Eden Brown Limited, RUN Healthcare Limited, ID Medical Group Limited for £5.23m.

Health & social careWest Midlands

Value across 5 lots £5.23m
WinnersEden Brown Limited SME, RUN Healthcare Limited SME +3 more

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Staffordshire County Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£5,226,000 across 5 lots
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date12 Feb 2024
  2. Published5 Mar 2024Published 22 days after the contract date

Description

The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are designed to protect the interests of extremely vulnerable individuals accommodated in care homes and hospitals. Individuals who have a mental disorder such as dementia or a profound learning disability who lack capacity to give informed consent to the accommodation arrangements made for their care and/or treatment. Deprivation of their liberty is considered after an independent assessment deems it in their best interests to protect them from harm. Under the current legislation the Local Authority is the supervisory body and as such has the statutory duty to ensure that assessments are undertaken and DoLS authorisations are in place. The Service is for the supply of Best Interests Assessors to carry out Best Interests Assessments (BIA) as a part of the assessment process for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards DoLS which is a statutory function of the Local Authority. The Council is looking to award via a Framework Agreement to two Lot…

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Best Interests Assessments (BIA)- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS): End-to-end Best Interests Assessor ServiceEden Brown Limited SME£2.21m
Best Interests Assessments (BIA)- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS): Independent Best Interests Assessments ServiceRUN Healthcare Limited SME£754k
Best Interests Assessments (BIA)- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS): Independent Best Interests Assessments ServiceID Medical Group Limited£754k
Best Interests Assessments (BIA)- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS): Independent Best Interests Assessments ServiceRKJ Contracts LTD£754k
Best Interests Assessments (BIA)- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS): Independent Best Interests Assessments ServiceSpiritage Social Care Limited SME£754k

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