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ASC24089 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Out of County Cases

Worcestershire County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:59.

Opportunity overview

Worcestershire County Council (“the Council”) has appointed a lead supplier to manage Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) out of county cases. The Council anticipates that approximately 150 out of county DoLS cases from across England and Wales would have to be completed and submitted to the DoLS team per annum. The Council will send the cases to the Supplier as the referrals are received. It would be expected that the completed cases would be sent back to the Council as soon as they are completed. These should take approximately 1 week (7 days) to be returned to the Council and should not take more than 4 weeks (28 days) to be returned.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

FLEX360 LTD

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£442.5k
Awarded
21 Jul 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PDYX-3961-PNJD
Location
Hertford, UKH23, SG13 7LA, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0001AED 500k · Source currency differs from tender

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ASC24089
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
The Council's e-Portal, In-Tend: https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/Home You must be registered, logged in and express interest and opt in to be able to see the documents and submit an application.
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
11 Jun 2025, 16:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
6 May 2025, 00:59

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
500,000
Currency
AED
Including VAT
600,000

Renewal

Description
Possibility to extend for 12 months + 12 months until 31 August 2030.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Description
All information can be found on the Council's e-Portal, In-Tend: https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/Home You must be registered, logged in and express interest and opt in to be able to see the documents and submit an application.

Contract period

Ends
31 Aug 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 2
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
019019-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
6 May 2025, 11:10
Entry 2
Id
020863-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
13 May 2025, 14:11

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
010953-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
24 Mar 2025, 15:26

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
8 Apr 2025, 00:59
Description
Suppliers must complete a market testing questionnaire and return it either via In-tend (the Council's e-Procurement system), either via email. In order to complete it via In-tend, suppliers must first be logged into the system, then search for the project by the ASC24089 reference, "Express Interest" to unlock the "Preliminary Market Engagement" tab. That will make the questionnaire visible to complete. For suppliers who prefer returning it via email, a Word version is available for download on the project page, in the Clarifications tab.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PRPQ-4584-WLPQ
Name
Worcestershire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG12
Country
GB
Locality
Worcester
Postal Code
WR5 2NP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall, Spetchley Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PRPQ-4584-WLPQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Andreea Miron
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PDYX-3961-PNJD
Name
FLEX360 LTD

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Address

Region
UKH23
Country
GB
Locality
Hertford
Postal Code
SG13 7LA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Stag House, 1st Floor South Suite, Old London Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
PDYX-3961-PNJD
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 3
Id
GB-COH-11705328
Name
Flex360 LTD

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH23
Country
GB
Locality
Hertford
Postal Code
SG13 7LA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1st Floor South Suite, Old London Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
11705328
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Telephone
01992535770

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
21 Jul 2025, 01:00
Title
ASC24089 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Out of County Cases
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 2
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services

Value

Amount
442,500
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
531,000

Renewal

Description
Possibility to extend for a further two years: 2 x 12 months.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
042550-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
23 Jul 2025, 20:23

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDYX-3961-PNJD
Name
FLEX360 LTD
Supplier 2
Id
GB-COH-11705328
Name
Flex360 LTD

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
12 Aug 2025, 00:59

Related lots

LOT-0001

Contract period

Ends
1 Sept 2028, 00:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
1 Sept 2030, 00:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
ASC24089 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Out of County Cases
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
21 Aug 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
442,500
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
531,000

Period

Ends
31 Aug 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Sept 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Aug 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Possibility to extend for a further two years: 2 x 12 months.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
050869-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
22 Aug 2025, 12:46

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Worcester · UKG12 · WR5 2NP · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04f805-2025-08-22T12:46:01+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·