TD1082 - Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards: Provision of Best Interest Assessors and Section 12 Doct...

Derby City Council, in its capacity as the Authorising Body under the terms of the Mental Health Act 2007 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), has a legal duty to protect people in care homes and hospitals, where a provider has identified deprivation and wishes to apply to the Local Authority for authorisation.

The Council is inviting tenders for the provision of a service to ensure Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, part of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
The Council wishes to secure a service provision for
Best Interest Assessors (BIA) (Lot 1) and Section 12 Approved Doctors (Lot 2).

Lot 1 – Core Requirements of BIA

A person is eligible to carry out a Best Interests Assessment if they are:
• An approved mental health professional
• A Social Worker registered with the General Social Care Council, or
• A first level nurse, registered in Sub-Part 1 of the Nurses’ Part of the Register maintained under Article 5 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001, or
• An Occupational Therapist registered in part 6 of the register maintained under Article 5 of the Health Professions Order 2001, or
• A Chartered Psychologist who is listed in the British Psychological Society’s Register or Chartered Psychologists and who holds a relevant practising certificate issues by that Society

And

• is not suspended from the register or list relevant to the person’s profession
• has at least two years’ post registration experience in that profession

Lot 2 – S12 Doctor’s Eligibility Criteria

• Medical practitioners with special experience in the diagnosis or treatment of mental disorder (including GP Principals or GPs in a salaried position) are eligible to apply for approval as Section 12(2) doctors.

• Medical Approved Clinicians(ACs) can automatically act as s12(2) doctors provided they are properly approved by the SHA, but may be required to undertake initial and update training which includes modules on s12(2) functions.


Work packages within each Lot will be issued on a strict rotation basis.

Providers may bid for one or both Lots if they have the resources meet the requirements of those Lots.