← Back to opportunities

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments

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

Buyer Contact Info

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

Buyer Address: Woodland House, Maes-Y-Coed road, Cardiff, UK, CF14 4HH

Contact Name: Anna Griffiths

Contact Email: Anna.Griffiths4@wales.nhs.uk

Contact Telephone: +44 2921501500

Status
complete
Procedure
limited
Value
125000.0 GBP
Published
25 Feb 2026, 00:00
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
85110000
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Liquid Personnel
Official Source
Open Sell2Wales

Description

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

Linked Documents

No linked documents found for this notice.

Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB591772

Link Title: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments

Link Description: 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

Lots

Lot 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.

Lot 1 Status: complete

Lot 1 Has Options: No

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social responsibility

Lot 1 Award Criterion (cost): Value

Documents

Document Title: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments

Document Description: 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

Full Notice Text

Full notice text Contract award notice Results of the procurement procedure Section I: Contracting entity I.1) Name and addresses NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) 4-5 Charnwood Court,, Heol Billingsley, Parc Nantgarw Cardiff CF15 7QZ UK Contact person: Lucy Edmunds Telephone: +44 2921501500 E-mail: lucy.edmunds2@wales.nhs.uk NUTS: UK Internet address(es) Main address: http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/ Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0221 I.2) Joint procurement The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body I.4) Type of the contracting authority Regional or local authority I.5) Main activity Health Section II: Object II.1) Scope of the procurement II.1.1) Title Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments Reference number: CTM-MSP-62283 II.1.2) Main CPV code 85110000 II.1.3) Type of contract Services II.1.4) Short description 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 II.1.6) Information about lots This contract is divided into lots: No II.1.7) Total value of the procurement Value excluding VAT: 125 000.00 GBP II.2) Description II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s) 85110000 II.2.3) Place of performance NUTS code: UKL15 Main site or place of performance: Central Valleys, Wales UK II.2.4) Description of the procurement 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. II.2.5) Award criteria Quality criterion: Social responsibility / Weighting: 10% Quality criterion: Collaboration and Service Sustainability / Weighting: 15% Quality criterion: Improving Access & Reducing Health Inequalities / Weighting: 15% Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 40% Cost criterion: Value / Weighting: 20% II.2.11) Information about options Options: No II.2.13) Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No Section IV: Procedure IV.1) Description IV.1.1) Type of procedure Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition Justification for selected award procedure: New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive Explanation This notice marks the intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider process under PSR Wales. This notice commences the mandatory minimum 14 day period from 25/02/2026 ending on the 11/03/2026 at 11:59pm. This notice marks the intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider process under PSR Wales. IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No Section V: Award of contract Contract No: CTM-MSP-62283 A contract/lot is awarded: Yes V.2 Award of contract V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract 25/02/2026 V.2.2) Information about tenders Number of tenders received: 1 Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0 Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0 Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0 Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0 The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor Liquid Personnel Sevendale House, Dale Street Manchester M11JB UK Telephone: +44 3452419590 Fax: +44 3452419590 NUTS: UKD3 The contractor is an SME: No V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT) Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Total value of the contract/lot: : 125 000.00 GBP V.2.5) Information about subcontracting Section VI: Complementary information VI.3) Additional information This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) intention to follow Most Suitable Provider Process under PSR Wales. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the mandatory minimum 14 day period for this intention to award up to (from 25th February 2026 until the 11th March 2026 @ 11:59pm) NB: This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice only serves as an intention follow the Most Suitable Provider Process under PSR Wales. (WA Ref:162067) VI.4) Procedures for review VI.4.1) Review body High Court Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand London WC2A 2LL UK Telephone: +44 2079477501 VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice 25/02/2026

Raw Notice JSON

Expand raw payload
{
  "awards": [
    {
      "id": "ocds-kuma6s-162067-award-162067-4",
      "relatedLots": [
        "1"
      ],
      "suppliers": [
        {
          "id": "org-7",
          "name": "Liquid Personnel"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "bids": {
    "statistics": [
      {
        "id": "ocds-kuma6s-162067-bidsstatistic-162067-16",
        "measure": "bids",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "value": 1.0
      },
      {
        "id": "ocds-kuma6s-162067-bidsstatistic-162067-17",
        "measure": "smeBids",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "value": 0.0
      },
      {
        "id": "ocds-kuma6s-162067-bidsstatistic-162067-18",
        "measure": "foreignBidsFromEU",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "value": 0.0
      },
      {
        "id": "ocds-kuma6s-162067-bidsstatistic-162067-19",
        "measure": "foreignBidsFromNonEU",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "value": 0.0
      },
      {
        "id": "ocds-kuma6s-162067-bidsstatistic-162067-20",
        "measure": "electronicBids",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "value": 0.0
      }
    ]
  },
  "buyer": {
    "id": "org-4",
    "name": "NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)"
  },
  "contracts": [
    {
      "awardID": "ocds-kuma6s-162067-award-162067-4",
      "dateSigned": "2026-02-25T00:00:00Z",
      "id": "ocds-kuma6s-162067-award-162067-4",
      "status": "active",
      "value": {
        "amount": 125000.0,
        "currency": "GBP"
      }
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-02-25T00:00:00Z",
  "description": "This is a Provider Selection Regime Wales (PSR Wales) intention to follow Most Suitable Provider Process under PSR Wales. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015/Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this\r\n notice marks the start of the mandatory minimum 14 day period for this intention to award up to (from 25th February 2026 until the 11th March 2026 @ 11:59pm)\r\n NB: This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice only serves as an intention follow the Most Suitable Provider Process under PSR Wales.\r\n (WA Ref:162067)",
  "id": "ocds-kuma6s-162067-release-162067",
  "initiationType": "tender",
  "language": "EN",
  "links": [
    {
      "href": "https://api.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1?lang=cy/Notice?id=ocds-kuma6s-162067",
      "rel": "canonical"
    }
  ],
  "ocid": "ocds-kuma6s-162067",
  "parties": [
    {
      "address": {
        "locality": "Cardiff",
        "postalCode": "CF14 4HH",
        "region": "UK",
        "streetAddress": "Woodland House, Maes-Y-Coed road"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "Anna.Griffiths4@wales.nhs.uk",
        "name": "Anna Griffiths",
        "telephone": "+44 2921501500"
      },
      "details": {
        "classifications": [
          {
            "id": "Regional or local authority",
            "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE"
          },
          {
            "description": "Health",
            "id": "07",
            "scheme": "COFOG"
          },
          {
            "id": "Body governed by public law",
            "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE"
          },
          {
            "description": "General public services",
            "id": "01",
            "scheme": "COFOG"
          }
        ],
        "url": "http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/"
      },
      "id": "org-4",
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)"
      },
      "name": "NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)",
      "roles": [
        "buyer",
        "centralPurchasingBody"
      ]
    },
    {
      "address": {
        "locality": "Manchester",
        "postalCode": "M11JB",
        "region": "UKD3",
        "streetAddress": "Sevendale House, Dale Street"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "faxNumber": "+44 3452419590",
        "telephone": "+44 3452419590"
      },
      "details": {
        "scale": "large"
      },
      "id": "org-7",
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "Liquid Personnel"
      },
      "name": "Liquid Personnel",
      "roles": [
        "supplier"
      ]
    },
    {
      "address": {
        "locality": "London",
        "postalCode": "WC2A 2LL",
        "streetAddress": "Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "telephone": "+44 2079477501"
      },
      "id": "org-3",
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "High Court"
      },
      "name": "High Court",
      "roles": [
        "reviewBody",
        "mediationBody"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tag": [
    "award",
    "contract"
  ],
  "tender": {
    "classification": {
      "id": "85110000",
      "scheme": "CPV"
    },
    "description": "This notice marks the intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process under PSR Wales.\r\n The minimum 14 day notification period will start on the 25th February 2026 and end on the 11th March 2026 at 23:59pm",
    "documents": [
      {
        "description": "This notice marks the intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider Process under PSR Wales.\r\n The minimum 14 day notification period will start on the 25th February 2026 and end on the 11th March 2026 at 23:59pm",
        "documentType": "awardNotice",
        "format": "text/html",
        "id": "FEB591772",
        "title": "Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments",
        "url": "https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB591772"
      }
    ],
    "id": "ocds-kuma6s-162067-tender-162067-CTM-MSP-62283",
    "items": [
      {
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "id": "85110000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          }
        ],
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "region": "UKL15"
          }
        ],
        "deliveryLocation": {
          "description": "Central Valleys, Wales UK"
        },
        "id": "1",
        "relatedLot": "1"
      }
    ],
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "32014L0024",
      "scheme": "CELEX"
    },
    "lots": [
      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "10%",
              "name": "Social responsibility",
              "type": "quality"
            },
            {
              "description": "20%",
              "name": "Value",
              "type": "cost"
            }
          ]
        },
        "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\u0027s) and the use of a s12 Doctor.",
        "hasOptions": false,
        "id": "1",
        "status": "complete"
      }
    ],
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
    "procurementMethod": "limited",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition",
    "procurementMethodRationale": "This notice marks the intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider process under PSR Wales.\r\n This notice commences the mandatory minimum 14 day period from 25/02/2026 ending on the 11/03/2026 at 11:59pm.\r\n This notice marks the intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider process under PSR Wales.",
    "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [
      {
        "description": "New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive",
        "id": "D_REPETITION_EXISTING",
        "scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL"
      }
    ],
    "status": "complete",
    "title": "Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments"
  }
}