Scope
Reference
QPF 2025-26 279
Description
It was agreed that attending this training will now be part of a mandatory requirement for posts in HAS in order to remove the need for employing independent Best Interest Assessors and casual BIA's which had meant a spend of around £800,000.
Contract 1. Best Interest Assessor
Supplier
Contract value
- £34,800 excluding VAT
- £41,760 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
30 September 2025
Contract dates
- 1 October 2025 to 31 March 2026
- 6 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Contract locations
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - limited competition
Special regime
Light touch
Supplier
University of Lincoln
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGYJ-5468-QTPJ
Brayford Campus
Lincoln
LN6 7TS
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@lincoln.ac.uk
Website: http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/
Region: UKF30 - Lincolnshire
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Best Interest Assessor
Contracting authority
The North Yorkshire Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNXY-8263-XCNL
County Hall, Racecourse Lane
Northallerton
DL7 8AD
United Kingdom
Region: UKE22 - North Yorkshire CC
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government