# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?categories=community-health-services 2 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "DoLS mental-health assessment service for Kent County Council" canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/84dbef69-b4be-4c93-b7c2-bcbdb4458b1a/dols-mental-health-assessment-service-kent" last-updated: 2026-10-12T20:08:29.393581+00:00 --- # DoLS mental-health assessment service for Kent County Council Kent County Council is seeking expressions of interest for a planned Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) mental-health assessment service, delivered with the Kent DoLS Service. This notice is not a call for competition; the council anticipates launching a tender in November 2026 but does not guarantee it. Assessments must be undertaken by Section 12 doctors who are full members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and/or are on the GMC Specialist Register as specialists in psychiatry; recommendations under the Mental Capacity Act are required where appropriate. The proposed service is expected to start on 1 May 2027 for two years, with a possible extension of up to two years. The published value is GBP 1,095,970; VAT treatment is not stated. Expressions of interest close 1 November 2026 at 00:00 UTC. - Status: open - Country: GB - Buyer: Kent County Council - Submission deadline: 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z (instant) - Original notice: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f535a4e-3109-4949-8360-fa64a7b00df9 - Source checked: 2026-10-12T20:00:41.926027Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "84dbef69-b4be-4c93-b7c2-bcbdb4458b1a", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-12T20:08:29.393581+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-12T20:00:41.926027Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/84dbef69-b4be-4c93-b7c2-bcbdb4458b1a/dols-mental-health-assessment-service-kent", "locale": "en", "title": "DoLS mental-health assessment service for Kent County Council", "summary": "Kent County Council is seeking expressions of interest for a planned Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) mental-health assessment service, delivered with the Kent DoLS Service. 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