# Provision of Best Interests Assessors \(Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards DoLS\)\)

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Staffordshire County Council](/buyers/staffordshire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Action First Assessments Ltd](/contract-winners/action-first-assessments/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £982,800
- Tender value: £982,800
- Award date: 14 October 2022
- Published: 6 October 2023
- Contract start: 1 October 2022
- Contract end: 31 March 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8788f657-e325-4a3d-9080-3a76953690d5-686860
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-37ebc747-b236-4010-87d0-3ef5a18acc61

## Description

Provision of Best Interests Assessors \(Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards DoLS\) Best Interests Assessors are a statutory function of the LA as a part of the assessment process for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards\. The scope of the contract will be to provide a managed, 'end-to-end' service for the required number of DoLS assessments set by SCC specifically the Age Assessment, No Refusals Assessment, Mental Capacity Assessment and Best Interests Assessment\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8788f657-e325-4a3d-9080-3a76953690d5-686860)