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Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 18:36.

Opportunity overview

This notice marks the intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process under PSR Wales. The minimum 14 day notification period will start on the 25th February 2026 and end on the 11th March 2026 at 23:59pm

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.

Liquid Personnel

Match pending…
Contract value
£125k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
25 Feb 2026
Award ID
016810-2026-CTM-MSP-62283-1
Status
active
Location
Manchester, UKD3, M11JB, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85110000 — Hospital and related services

Lots

  • The Health Board wish to commission a maximum of 180 assessments to reduce the DoLS backlog, between April 2026 until March 2027. The service will include DoLS Best Interests Assessors (BIA's) and the use of a s12 Doctor.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
CTM-MSP-62283
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
This notice marks the intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider process under PSR Wales.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85110000
Description
Hospital and related services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_REPETITION_EXISTING
Description
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The Health Board wish to commission a maximum of 180 assessments to reduce the DoLS backlog, between April 2026 until March 2027. The service will include DoLS Best Interests Assessors (BIA's) and the use of a s12 Doctor.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Social responsibility
Type
quality
Description
10%
Criterion 2
Name
Collaboration and Service Sustainability
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 3
Name
Improving Access & Reducing Health Inequalities
Type
quality
Description
15%
Criterion 4
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
40%
Criterion 5
Name
Value
Type
cost
Description
20%

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85110000
Description
Hospital and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL15

Delivery Location

Description
Central Valleys, Wales UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)
Id
GB-FTS-109

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Address

Street Address
4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw
Locality
Cardiff
Region
UK
Postal Code
CF15 7QZ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Lucy Edmunds
Telephone
+44 2921501500

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
Liquid Personnel
Id
GB-FTS-93002

Identifier

Legal Name
Liquid Personnel

Address

Street Address
Sevendale House, Dale Street
Locality
Manchester
Region
UKD3
Postal Code
M11JB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 3452419590
Fax Number
+44 3452419590

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
High Court
Id
GB-FTS-111

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court

Address

Street Address
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 2079477501

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
016810-2026-CTM-MSP-62283-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-93002
Name
Liquid Personnel

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
016810-2026-CTM-MSP-62283-1
Award ID
016810-2026-CTM-MSP-62283-1
Status
active
Date Signed
25 Feb 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
125,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cardiff · UK · CF15 7QZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL15

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 016810-2026award, contract ·