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Opportunity overview
DoLS Mental Health Assessment. This is not a call for competition, this is to express interest in this opportunity. Kent County Council (KCC) are anticipating procuring a DoLS Mental Health Assessment with the tender anticipated to launch in November 2026; Kent County Council does not guarantee this. The opportunity that launches will seek a supplier, working in conjunction with Kent DoLS Service, to arrange and complete these assessments, through the delivery of a Mental Health Assessment Service. The assessments must be undertaken by Section 12 doctors, who are also full members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and/or on the GMC Specialist Register as a specialist in psychiatry; and, where appropriate, those assessors must complete recommendations under the Mental Capacity Act. KCC propose a Service Commencement date of 1 May 2027. The Service Contract is expected to be for 2 years, with a possible extension of up 2 years.
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PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Kent County Council is seeking expressions of interest for a planned DoLS Mental Health Assessment Service. A future tender is anticipated for November 2026 but is not guaranteed. The prospective supplier would arrange and complete assessments with the Kent DoLS Service.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers able to supply suitably qualified psychiatric assessors for DoLS mental health assessments and, where appropriate, Mental Capacity Act recommendations.
Key points identified
Assessment deliveryArrange and complete DoLS mental health assessments.Evidence: The future opportunity “will seek a supplier, working in conjunction with Kent DoLS Service, to arrange and complete these assessments”.
Assessor qualificationsAssessments must be undertaken by Section 12 doctors who are Royal College of Psychiatrists full members and/or on the GMC Specialist Register as a specialist in psychiatry.Evidence: Explicit assessor requirement in the description.
Mental Capacity Act recommendationsAssessors must complete recommendations under the Mental Capacity Act where appropriate.Evidence: “where appropriate, those assessors must complete recommendations under the Mental Capacity Act.”
92% approved-analysis confidence9 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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Kent County Council is seeking expressions of interest for a planned DoLS Mental Health Assessment Service. A future tender is anticipated for November 2026 but is not guaranteed. The prospective supplier would arrange and complete assessments with the Kent DoLS Service.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for providers able to supply suitably qualified psychiatric assessors for DoLS mental health assessments and, where appropriate, Mental Capacity Act recommendations.
Key deliverables
Arrange and complete DoLS mental health assessments.
Deliver the service in conjunction with Kent DoLS Service.
Use assessors meeting the stated Section 12, Royal College of Psychiatrists and/or GMC Specialist Register requirements.
Complete Mental Capacity Act recommendations where appropriate.
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
9 criteria identified
Section 12 approval
97% confidence
Mandatory · Not applicable; no lots stated.
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“The assessments must be undertaken by Section 12 doctors”
Royal College of Psychiatrists full membership
92% confidence
Mandatory · Not applicable; no lots stated.
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“The assessments must be undertaken by Section 12 doctors, who are also full members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and/or on the GMC Specialist Register as a specialist in psychiatry”
GMC Specialist Register entry as a specialist in psychiatry
92% confidence
Mandatory · Not applicable; no lots stated.
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“The assessments must be undertaken by Section 12 doctors, who are also full members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and/or on the GMC Specialist Register as a specialist in psychiatry”
Assessment delivery
98% confidence
Arrange and complete DoLS mental health assessments.
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The future opportunity “will seek a supplier, working in conjunction with Kent DoLS Service, to arrange and complete these assessments”.
Assessor qualifications
95% confidence
Assessments must be undertaken by Section 12 doctors who are Royal College of Psychiatrists full members and/or on the GMC Specialist Register as a specialist in psychiatry.
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Explicit assessor requirement in the description.
Mental Capacity Act recommendations
97% confidence
Assessors must complete recommendations under the Mental Capacity Act where appropriate.
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“where appropriate, those assessors must complete recommendations under the Mental Capacity Act.”
SME suitability
90% confidence
Suitable for SMEs: stated by source.
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suitable_for_sme is marked 1.
VCSE suitability
90% confidence
Suitable for VCSEs: stated by source.
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suitable_for_vcse is marked 1.
Other eligibility requirements
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No further supplier eligibility, insurance, financial standing or location requirements are stated.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Published value
90% confidence
Up to £1,095,970 GBP.
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value_max is 1095970 GBP; no minimum value is supplied.
Expected contract term
96% confidence
2 years, with a possible extension of up to 2 years.
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“The Service Contract is expected to be for 2 years, with a possible extension of up 2 years.”
Commercial terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No pricing model, payment terms or contractual documentation is supplied.
Delivery
Proposed service commencement
96% confidence
1 May 2027.
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“KCC propose a Service Commencement date of 1 May 2027.”
Expected initial end date
90% confidence
30 April 2029.
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contract_end_at is 2029-04-30T23:59:59+01:00, consistent with the stated expected two-year term.
Delivery area
88% confidence
South East, United Kingdom.
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Delivery location is listed as South East, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procurement stage
99% confidence
Expression of interest; not a call for competition.
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“This is not a call for competition, this is to express interest in this opportunity.”
Future tender timing
98% confidence
Tender anticipated to launch in November 2026, but not guaranteed.
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“tender anticipated to launch in November 2026; Kent County Council does not guarantee this.”
Published response deadline
88% confidence
1 November 2026 at 00:00 UTC.
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submission_deadline is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z; the description does not specify whether this is an expression-of-interest deadline.
Procurement method
99% confidence
Unknown.
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procurement_method and procurement_method_details are null.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Notice status and timing inconsistency
98% confidence
The record is displayed as open and includes a 1 November 2026 submission deadline, while the description says this is not a call for competition and that a tender is only anticipated, not guaranteed, in November 2026. The deadline's purpose is not stated.
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display_status is “open”; submission_deadline is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z; description states “This is not a call for competition” and “tender anticipated to launch in November 2026; Kent County Council does not guarantee this.”
Future procurement uncertainty
96% confidence
The future tender and proposed service commencement are not guaranteed or final.
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The buyer says the tender is anticipated but not guaranteed and “propose[s]” a 1 May 2027 commencement date.
Qualification pathway ambiguity
90% confidence
The use of “and/or” leaves the precise combination of Section 12 approval, Royal College membership and GMC Specialist Register entry open to interpretation.
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“Section 12 doctors, who are also full members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and/or on the GMC Specialist Register as a specialist in psychiatry”.
Scope and commercial detail unavailable
95% confidence
Detailed volumes, service specification, evaluation, pricing and contract terms are not provided in the supplied notice.
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Only a high-level future service description and expected duration/value are supplied.
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