Freedom of information response

1. Does the council have an existing contract or framework agreement in place for suppliers to undertake MHA assessments or BIA assessments on behalf of the council? None for BIA and MHAAs Assessments
2. Please provide the name(s) of the organisations providing these services under these existing contracts or framework agreements? N/A for BIA and MHAAs Assessments
3. Please confirm the start and finish date for any such contract or framework agreement. – N/A for BIA and MHAAs Assessments
4. Please provide the monetary value applied to any such contract or framework agreement. – N/A for BIA and MHAAs Assessments
5. Please provide the spot purchase price the council pays directly to Mental Health Doctors and Best Interest Assessors to undertake assessments for DoLS? For Mental Health Doctors we charge £175 per assessment & for Best Interest Assessors we charge £332

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