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Published 18 Jan 2023, 12:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Deprivation of Liberty (DoLS) Catch-up Assessments

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitableAccelerated
Published estimate£900,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Feb 2023awarded 6 Apr 2023
Awarded to Care2Assess Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norfolk County Council have awarded a contract to a company for the provision of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessments to support a reduction in our backlog of referrals, in preparation for LPS (Liberty Protection Safeguards). We invited providers who can deliver suitably qualified and experienced Best Interests Assessors and Section 12 Doctors to carry out the relevant DoLS assessments for adults aged 18 years and above in care homes within Norfolk.

CPV: Health and social work services · Social work services · Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Norfolk County Council have awarded a contract to a company for the provision of…AwardedRenewal

Norfolk County Council have awarded a contract to a company for the provision of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessments to support a reduction in our backlog of referrals, in preparation for LPS (Liberty Protection Safeguards). We are inviting a provider who can deliver suitably qualified and experienced Best Interests Assessors and Section 12 Doctors to carry out the relevant DoLS assessments for adults aged 18 years and above in care homes within Norfolk.

Delivery: East of England
Extensions: The contract may be extended by a further 60 months in 6 to 12 month tranches. This is subject to funding and satisfactory performance.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
18 Jan 2023, 12:48 GMT
Last source update
6 Apr 2023, 11:07 BST
Award evaluation window
3 Feb 2023 – …
Authority reference
NCCT42628
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-010105
Accelerated

Accelerated procedure as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) 2(1)a and 27(b). This is due to the current provider not able to accept an extension to their contract, which was unexpected.

Classification (CPV)
Health and social work servicesSocial work servicesWelfare services not delivered through residential institutions
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039880 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern EN Standard form 02 - Contract notice 12 / 19 Ireland). Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.

Publisher note: The value quoted is an estimate based on the number of assessments at various levels.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
3 Feb 2023, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 Feb 2023, 11:05 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Feb 2023 → 6 Apr 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Feb 2023, 11:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    3 Feb 2023, 11:05 GMT
  3. Notice published
    6 Apr 2023, 11:07 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Apr 2023, 11:07 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £900,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 76 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Apr 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Care2Assess Ltd£900,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Deprivation of liberty (Dols) catch-up assessments · Care2Assess Ltd

    Signed
    6 Apr 2023
    Value
    £900,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
7bids · 7 electronic6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, East of England, NR1 1DHContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Norfolk County Council - Head of ProcurementReview contact point Norwich
  • Norfolk County Council - NPLawMediation body Norwich
  • Norfolk County Council - ProcurementReview body Norwich

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria