Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Havering
Town Hall, Main Road
Romford
RM1 3BD
UK
E-mail: David.Mitchell@havering.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI52
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.havering.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
L B Havering — Best Interest Assessments
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
London Borough of Havering is currently out of contract in relation to delivering best interest assessments. The Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards came into effect on 1.4.2009 and provides for the lawful deprivation of liberty of those people who lack the capacity to consent to arrangements made for their care or treatment in either hospitals or care homes, but who need to be deprived of liberty in their own best interests.
Local authorities have statutory responsibility for operating and overseeing the MCA DoLS whilst hospitals and care homes have responsibility for applying to the relevant local authority for a Deprivation of Liberty authorisation. Havering previously held contracts with action first recruitment and reed social are to deliver assessments using trained social workers as it had experienced difficulties in meeting capacity in house. Havering wishes to continue this arrangement for maximum of 18 months whilst it undertakes procurement activity.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
280 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI52
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Following the publication of this VEAT notice and a 10-day standstill period, a direct award to reed social care will be carried out. Reed social care alongside an additional provider will deliver BIA assessments which will not surpass a total of 280 000 GBP collectively in total. The number of assessments each provider is able to deliver will be determined by their own capacity.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation:
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) was developed under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and came into effect in March 2009. Local authorities are under a mandatory statutory obligation to review and grant deprivation of liberty requests received from hospitals and care homes within their locality.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
12/10/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Reed Social Care
London
UK
NUTS: UKI52
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
280 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/10/2018