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Independent Best Interest Assessors 2025

  • East Riding of Yorkshire Council

UK1: Pipeline notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-023856

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051a9a

Published 21 May 2025, 1:14pm



Scope

Reference

BMC1017-25

Description

The purpose of this service is to ensure the East Riding of Yorkshire Council fulfils its statutory responsibility to operate and manage Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. This will be achieved through the provision of Best Interest Assessors, on an open Framework Agreement, who will be invited to undertake DoLS assessments for the purpose of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 on behalf of vulnerable adults across the East Riding of Yorkshire, and occasionally out of county.

Commercial tool

Establishes a dynamic market

Total value (estimated)

  • £2,503,200 excluding VAT
  • £3,003,840 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 6 November 2025 to 7 November 2027
  • Possible extension to 7 November 2030
  • 5 years, 2 days

Main category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

Contract locations

  • UKE12 - East Riding of Yorkshire

Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 July 2025


Procedure

Special regime

Light touch

Above or below total value threshold

Above or equal to threshold


Contracting authority

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZQH-9124-TMLN

County Hall, Cross Street,

Beverley

HU17 9BA

United Kingdom

Contact name: Sally Hardwick

Telephone: +44 1482393939

Email: sally.hardwick@eastriding.gov.uk

Website: https://www.eastriding.gov.uk

Region: UKE12 - East Riding of Yorkshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government