Official UK procurement notice
Mental Health Assessment Services
Authority: Wood Waste Disposal Services (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe purpose of the Mental Health Assessment Service is to ensure that the Council can meet its requirement to ensure that a person subject to DoLS has received statutory Mental Health and eligibility assessments in a timely manner so as not to delay any outcome issued by the Supervisory Body.
Kent County Council is awaiting the outcome of the national consultation in relation to Liberty Protection Safeguards and considering the implications of the UK Supreme Court 2026 judgement on what constitutes a Deprivation of Liberty. Therefore, the Council is unable to specify its requirements for a new service at present, and consequently, the Council is extending the current Mental Health Assessment Service contract by a period of 9 months.
This extension will commence on 1st August and run through to 30th April 2027.
CPV: Health and social work services
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The purpose of the service is to ensure that the Council can meet its requirement to ensure that a person subject to DoLS has received statutory Mental Health and eligibility assessments in a timely manner so as not to delay any outcome issued by the Supervisory Body. Additional information: This extension is under the Provider Selection Regime.
The value quoted in II.1.7 is for the contract extension period of 9 months only.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Jul 2026, 11:06 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2026, 11:06 BST
- Authority reference
SC220322- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066037- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Kent County Council hereby gives notice of its intention to extend the contract for the Mental Health Assessment Service for a period of 9 months, which will commence on 01 August 2026.
The extension allows the continuity of provision whilst the consultation on the LPS continues and the implications of the UK Supreme Court 2026 judgment on what constitutes a deprivation of liberty are considered and understood, in order to inform a new procurement.
In accordance with the Provider Selection Regime regulation 12, the Council will observe a standstill period of 8 calendar days commencing on the date of publication of this notice.
Any representations during the standstill period should be submitted to cpd-peopleteam@kent.gov.uk
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East Memory Assessment Services LimitedSME | £345,173 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 066037-2026-1 · South East Memory Assessment Services LimitedSME
- Signed
- 24 Jun 2026
- Value
- £345,173
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- South East Memory Assessment Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.