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