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Mental Health Assessment Services

Kent County Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 01:52.

Opportunity overview

The purpose of the Mental Health Assessment Service is to ensure that the Council can meet its requirement to ensure that a person subject to DoLS has received statutory Mental Health and eligibility assessments in a timely manner so as not to delay any outcome issued by the Supervisory Body. Kent County Council is awaiting the outcome of the national consultation in relation to Liberty Protection Safeguards and considering the implications of the UK Supreme Court 2026 judgement on what constitutes a Deprivation of Liberty. Therefore, the Council is unable to specify its requirements for a new service at present, and consequently, the Council is extending the current Mental Health Assessment Service contract by a period of 9 months. This extension will commence on 1st August and run through to 30th April 2027.

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.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • The purpose of the service is to ensure that the Council can meet its requirement to ensure that a person subject to DoLS has received statutory Mental Health and eligibility assessments in a timely manner so as not to delay any outcome issued by the Supervisory Body. Additional information: This extension is under the Provider Selection Regime. The value quoted in II.1.7 is for the contract extension period of 9 months only.Value not stated

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
SC220322
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Kent County Council hereby gives notice of its intention to extend the contract for the Mental Health Assessment Service for a period of 9 months, which will commence on 01 August 2026. The extension allows the continuity of provision whilst the consultation on the LPS continues and the implications of the UK Supreme Court 2026 judgment on what constitutes a deprivation of liberty are considered and understood, in order to inform a new procurement. In accordance with the Provider Selection Regime regulation 12, the Council will observe a standstill period of 8 calendar days commencing on the date of publication of this notice. Any representations during the standstill period should be submitted to cpd-peopleteam@kent.gov.uk

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The purpose of the service is to ensure that the Council can meet its requirement to ensure that a person subject to DoLS has received statutory Mental Health and eligibility assessments in a timely manner so as not to delay any outcome issued by the Supervisory Body. Additional information: This extension is under the Provider Selection Regime. The value quoted in II.1.7 is for the contract extension period of 9 months only.
Has Options
No

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ4

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Kent County Council
Id
GB-FTS-30181

Identifier

Legal Name
Kent County Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
County Hall
Locality
Maidstone
Region
UKJ45
Postal Code
ME141XQ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Sarah Barnes

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
South East Memory Assessment Services Limited
Id
GB-COH-09096801

Identifier

Legal Name
South East Memory Assessment Services Limited
Id
09096801
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Longfield
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Kent County Council
Id
GB-FTS-85

Identifier

Legal Name
Kent County Council

Address

Street Address
Sessions House, County Hall
Locality
Maidstone
Postal Code
ME14 1XQ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
066037-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-09096801
Name
South East Memory Assessment Services Limited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
066037-2026-1
Award ID
066037-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
24 Jun 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
345,172.5
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Maidstone · UKJ45 · ME141XQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ4

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 066037-2026award, contract ·