End-to-end Best Interests Assessor Service Court of Protection (CoP) Deprivation of Liberties Service (DoL) and Care Act 2014 Assessment and Reviews
Estimated value
£3.5m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
07 May 2026
Description
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
Scope
- Reference
- IA3824
- Total value
- £3,500,000 excluding VAT£4,200,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 30 Sept 2026 to 30 Sept 2028
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 85000000
- Contract locations
- West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Experience 15% Capacity 8% Recording Information 8% Consultation 6% Representation 6% Support and Professional Development 8% Allocation of cases 7% Quality Assurance 8% Social Value 4% Total 70% | quality | 70.00% |
| Price | — | price | 30.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) Procurement Specific Questionnaire ('PSQ').
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 09 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission deadline
- 16 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- Suppliers should register on the Councils' eProcurement system, Proactis. https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login Suppliers will need to log in and select "Opportunities" then enter the tender reference "IA3824" in the box and select "Search". All tender documents will be found in the request document section. Please see clause 16 of the Terms and Conditions with regards to further information on the Local Government Re-Organisation.
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure