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FEW1510 - Provision of Adults Social Care Services For Best Interests Assessors Service

Leicester City Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Leicester City Council

Buyer Address: City Hall (4th Floor), Leicester, UKF21, LE1 1FZ, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Liane Pereira

Contact Email: liane.pereira@leicester.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
118849.32 GBP
Published
19 Nov 2025, 12:46
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
01 Dec 2025, 00:00
Contract End
01 Dec 2025, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Action First Assessments Limited
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Best Interest Assessors (BIA) service is a required statutory function under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. It is therefore unavoidable for the local authority not to provide this service. The service assists the Council to deliver their statutory responsibilities, as outlined in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and subsequent Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, to ensure that where a decision to deprive someone of their liberty is required it is made lawfully and based on relevant best practice, guidance and case law. This is a partly retrospective Direct Award commencing from April 2025 - November 2025 with the option to extend up to February 2026. However, as this is a statutory requirement, the Direct Award was required to ensure compliance whilst the new contract is being mobilised and due to commence.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Awards

Award Title: FEW1510 - Provision of Adults Social Care Services For Best Interests Assessors Service

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