Approved List of BIAs & MHAs 2022 - Action First Assessments Limited (Lot1 BIA)

Barnet Council has legal duties under the Mental Capacity Act Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). These safeguards exist to protect people in care homes, hospitals and in the community. Where a deprivation is identified, the provider must apply to the Local Authority for authorisation. Adults and Communities administers these duties which include tasks undertaken by professionally qualified staff as well as administrative tasks. The London Borough of Barnet developed an approved list for The Provision of Mental Capacity Act (2005) Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) Assessments in April 2016, in compliance with The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contracts with the approved list providers, following an extension, ended on 31st March 2021. To ensure continuity of service provision beyond March 2021, a decision was made to award contracts directly to the approved lists of providers for Lots 1 and 2, via a single tender action for a period of 12 months effective from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022. The services were put out to tender on 3rd August 2021 and following the procurement process, 20 providers were awarded contract across Lots 1 and 2 and included in the new approved list of providers for carrying out DoLS assessments.

Department: Adults and Communities