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Understanding and Managing Waits Timescales for DoLS

IMPROVEMENT & DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: IMPROVEMENT & DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

Buyer Address: Local Government House, 18 Smith Square, UK-London: Health and social work services., UKI32, SW1P 3HZ, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Amor Sealey-Davis

Contact Email: amor.sealey-davis@local.gov.uk

Contact Telephone: 07920 559143

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
30000.0 GBP
Gross: 36000.0 GBP
Published
07 Oct 2025, 15:05
Deadline
03 Nov 2025, 16:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
85000000 - Health and social work services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) have been flagged as a concern for some councils from CQC assessment. Alongside assessment and support waiting times, DoLS waiting times are a focus of the CQC assurance process and provides indicators in relation to the quality of experience of people requiring care and support from a council and those with more complex needs. The nationally published DoLS annual data collection evidence where waiting lists are longest, and where councils have the highest number of people waiting for over a year. This piece of work will offer expert support to councils who would like to further develop their DoLS processes and improve timescales. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-UK-London:-Health-and-social-work-services.:-Health-and-social-work-services./8CP25X43DA To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8CP25X43DA

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062994-2025

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Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 30,000.00

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 36,000.00

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-11-06T00:00:00+00:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2026-03-06T23:59:59+00:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): price (10%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (90%)

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