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Contract Notice

ASC23042 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments (DoLS): Project to Complete Backlog of Cases 2023-24

  • First published: 10 October 2023
  • Last modified: 10 October 2023

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-040a6b
Published by:
Worcestershire County Council
Authority ID:
AA0065
Publication date:
10 October 2023
Deadline date:
07 November 2023
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Worcestershire County Council ("the Council") is looking to appoint a provider to manage a backlog of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) cases. The Council will appoint either a single organisation applying itself to provide the Service, a consortium with legal status or an organisation applying as the lead organisation for two or more organisations who wish to provide the service as a consortium without legal status.Approximately 635 DoLS cases would have to be completed and submitted to the DoLS team within 46 to 52 weeks of the project commencing. In addition to this, there may be a requirement for the completion of up to an additional 40 cases per month throughout the time of the project until such time that the DoLS team has obtained staffing to complete these on an ongoing basis.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Worcestershire County Council

Spetchley Road

Worcester

WR5 2NP

UK

Telephone: +44 1905845845

E-mail: amiron@worcestershire.gov.uk

Fax: +44 1905845845

NUTS: UKG12

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://worcestershire.gov.uk

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/Home


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

ASC23042 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments (DoLS): Project to Complete Backlog of Cases 2023-24

Reference number: WCC 00003514

II.1.2) Main CPV code

85000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Worcestershire County Council ("the Council") is looking to appoint a provider to manage a backlog of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) cases. The Council will appoint either a single organisation applying itself to provide the Service, a consortium with legal status or an organisation applying as the lead organisation for two or more organisations who wish to provide the service as a consortium without legal status.Approximately 635 DoLS cases would have to be completed and submitted to the DoLS team within 46 to 52 weeks of the project commencing. In addition to this, there may be a requirement for the completion of up to an additional 40 cases per month throughout the time of the project until such time that the DoLS team has obtained staffing to complete these on an ongoing basis.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 854 825.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

85000000

85140000

85100000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKG12


Main site or place of performance:

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Worcestershire County Council ("the Council") is looking to appoint a provider to manage a backlog of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) cases. The Council will appoint either a single organisation applying itself to provide the Service, a consortium with legal status or an organisation applying as the lead organisation for two or more organisations who wish to provide the service as a consortium without legal status.Approximately 635 DoLS cases would have to be completed and submitted to the DoLS team within 46 to 52 weeks of the project commencing. In addition to this, there may be a requirement for the completion of up to an additional 40 cases per month throughout the time of the project until such time that the DoLS team has obtained staffing to complete these on an ongoing basis.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 854 825.00  GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 12

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

Possibility to extend up to 3 months.

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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

II.2.14) Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.2) Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 07/11/2023

Local time: 16:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 07/11/2023

Local time: 16:00

Place:

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Head of Commercial, Worcestershire County Council

Worcester

WR5 2NP

UK

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

09/10/2023

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
85000000 Health and social work services Other Services
85100000 Health services Health and social work services
85140000 Miscellaneous health services Health services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
amiron@worcestershire.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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