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ASC24089 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Out of County Cases

Worcestershire County Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Worcestershire County Council

Buyer Address: County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, UKG12, WR5 2NP, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Andreea Miron

Contact Email: procurement@worcestershire.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
442500.0 GBP
Published
23 Jul 2025, 19:23
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
01 Sep 2025, 00:00
Contract End
31 Aug 2028, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
85000000 - Health and social work services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
FLEX360 LTD
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Worcestershire County Council (“the Council”) is looking to appoint a lead supplier to manage Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) out of county cases. The Council anticipates that approximately 150 out of county DoLS cases from across England and Wales would have to be completed and submitted to the DoLS team per annum. The Council will send the cases to the Supplier as the referrals are received. It would be expected that the completed cases would be sent back to the Council as soon as they are completed. These should take approximately 1 week (7 days) to be returned to the Council and should not take more than 4 weeks (28 days) to be returned.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot LOT-0001 Status: complete

Awards

Award Title: ASC24089 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Out of County Cases

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