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Published 21 May 2025, 13:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Independent Best Interest Assessors 2025

Official notice

Authority: East Riding of Yorkshire Council (Local council)

Dynamic marketServicesAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Planned pipeline value£2,503,200pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Jul 2025from the planned procurement notice
Market period 2 yrsends 7 Nov 2027 · up to 7 Nov 2030 with extensions · starts 6 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement 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.

CPV: Health and social work services

How this dynamic market works

From the published notice
Type
Dynamic market
Market period
2 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 6 Nov 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 6 Nov 2025 – 7 Nov 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 7 Nov 2030 with extensions
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

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
What this means for your bid
  • “Independent Best Interest Assessors 2025” is a dynamic market: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Dynamic market
Who may use this agreement
Any qualifying supplier may apply while the market is open
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 May 2025, 13:14 BST
Last source update
21 May 2025, 13:14 BST
Authority reference
BMC1017-25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023856
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051a9a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Admission period ends
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Timeline

21 May 2025 → 6 Nov 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    21 May 2025, 13:14 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Contract starts359 days ago
    6 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    21 May 2025, 13:14 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZQH-9124-TMLN County Hall, Cross Street,, Beverley, Yorkshire & Humber, HU17 9BAContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender