Coming up· published 3 Oct 2025
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Best interest Assessor - Request for Information
Blackpool Council · Blackpool, North West
Blackpool Council is planning Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Best interest Assessor - Request for Information. It is a contract for other health and social care in Blackpool.
Source: Find a Tender, published 3 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 09:45
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2030
Contract ends
5 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Blackpool Council is planning Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Best interest Assessor - Request for Information. It is a contract for other health and social care in Blackpool. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2030. It lasts 5 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 3 October 2025. The notice number is 062033-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05a79e.
Summary of the contracting process
Blackpool Council, a public authority of sub-central government level in the UK, is in the planning phase of a public procurement process for a Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Best Interest Assessor Framework. This procurement involves the health services industry category and is intended to be implemented in the Blackpool region (UKD42).
A market engagement notice has been published to inform and consult potential service providers, with key dates including a consultation deadline on 15th October 2025. The procurement falls under the light-touch regime and is not above threshold, indicating an openness to a wider variety of contract sizes. The projected start date for the contract is 1st January 2026, running through to 31st December 2030.
This tender opportunity provides significant growth prospects for businesses specialising in health services, especially for SMEs and VCSEs. The focus on establishing a framework for Best Interest Assessments suggests a need for expertise in legal and health service provision centered around safeguarding rights.
With the tender still in the planning stage and a future notice due by the end of October 2025, businesses have ample time to prepare and develop a compelling proposal to meet Blackpool Council's requirements.
The notice in full
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) is a legal framework under which the local authority (Blackpool Council) acts as a supervisory body, in order to authorise deprivations of service user's liberty which are the responsibility of the state.
As such Blackpool Council wishes to provide an opportunity for providers in the market to participate in a consultation exercise to help inform a forthcoming tender for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Best Interest Assessor Framework. The purpose of this communication is to:
- Establish a ballpark rate for undertaking Deprivation of Liberty Best Interest Assessments across the market.
- Alert the market to a future tender opportunity.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2030 (5 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 062033-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05a79e
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Town
- Blackpool
- Postcode
- FY1 1NB
- Electoral ward
- Talbot
- Constituency
- Blackpool South
- Delivery area
- Blackpool
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Blackpool
- Area
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Blackpool Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Blackpool, FY1 1NB · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
Questions about this tender
When will the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Best interest Assessor - Request for… tender open?
Blackpool Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How long is the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Best interest Assessor - Request for… contract?
The contract runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2030 (5 years).
Who is the buyer for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Best interest Assessor - Request for…?
Blackpool Council, based in Blackpool, North West.
How do I bid for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Best interest Assessor - Request for…?
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