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Best Interest Assessor

  • First published: 07 November 2025
  • Last modified: 07 November 2025
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-05db9a
Published by:
The North Yorkshire Council
Authority ID:
AA84106
Publication date:
07 November 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

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.

Full notice text

Scope

Procurement reference

QPF 2025-26 279

Procurement 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.

Contracting authority

The North Yorkshire Council

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: County Hall, Racecourse Lane

Town/City: Northallerton

Postcode: DL7 8AD

Country: United Kingdom

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

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNXY-8263-XCNL

NUTS code: UKE22

Email: procurement@northyorks.gov.uk

Telephone: 01609 533450

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Supplier

University of Lincoln

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: Brayford Campus

Town/City: Lincoln

Postcode: LN6 7TS

Country: United Kingdom

Website: http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGYJ-5468-QTPJ

NUTS code: UKF30

Email: procurement@lincoln.ac.uk

Type:

  • Large

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - limited competition

Is this procurement under a special regime?

Light touch

Contract

Best Interest Assessor

ID: 1

Is the total value above threshold?

Below threshold

Date the contract will be signed (estimated)

30 September 2025, 00:00AM

Contract dates (estimated)

01 October 2025, 00:00AM to 31 March 2026, 23:59PM

Lots

Divided into 1 lots

Lot number: 1 Status: Complete

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
80000000 Education and training services Education

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ID Description
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