Official UK procurement notice
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Assessments
Authority: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis 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
CPV: Hospital and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Health Board wish to commission a maximum of 180 assessments to reduce the DoLS…Awarded
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.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Feb 2026, 11:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Feb 2026, 11:38 GMT
- Authority reference
CTM-MSP-62283- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016808- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065bd4Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
This notice marks the intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider process under PSR Wales.
Publisher note: 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)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid Personnel Limited | £125,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 016808-2026-CTM-MSP-62283-1 · Liquid Personnel Limited
- Signed
- 25 Feb 2026
- Value
- £125,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Liquid PersonnelAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.