Awarded· 1 Oct 2025
Deprivation of Liberty Assessments
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) · Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) has awarded Deprivation of Liberty Assessments. It is a contract for other health and social care in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Source: Sell2Wales, published 12 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Liquid Personnel
2025
Award notice published
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice · 00:00
View notice2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice updated
OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice · 00:00
View notice2026
Contract ends
0½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) has awarded Deprivation of Liberty Assessments. It is a contract for other health and social care in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The contract went to Liquid Personnel. It was awarded on 1 October 2025. The contract value is £418,000. The contract runs from 8 December 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 0½ years.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Sell2Wales published it on 12 December 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-kuma6s-156469.
Summary of the contracting process
The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, is overseeing the procurement process titled "Deprivation of Liberty Assessments" within the services category. This contract is located in the Central Valleys and Bridgend, under the CTMUHB region in the UK. The procurement process has progressed to the award stage, with the contract being signed on 8th December 2025, and ending on 31st March 2026.
The project aims to reduce a backlog with a focus on social responsibility and value. The initial procurement stage was announced on 12th November 2025, marking the intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider process, with a standstill period until 26th November 2025. The selected supplier, Liquid Personnel, is tasked with delivering 180 assessments over four months, with the contract valued at £112,000 GBP.
Companies with expertise in employing Best Interests Assessors and S12 Doctors could find lucrative prospects in this contract. The procurement method, involving a limited competition channel under PSR Wales, is especially suitable for large-scale suppliers like Liquid Personnel, who can rapidly allocate resources and manage assessments efficiently within the given deadlines.
With the possibility of reducing backlog and improving service delivery in hospitals, this contract can be a strategic entry point for qualified suppliers looking to expand in the Central Valleys and Bridgend healthcare sector.
The notice in full
This notice marks the intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider process under PSR Wales. The Health Board wish to commission a maximum of 180 assessments to reduce the DoLS backlog, between December 2025 and March 2026. The service is to include DoLS Best Interests Assessors (BIA's) and the use of a s12 Doctor.
The assessments need to be completed within one week of allocation and the patient must still be in hospital at time of authorisation.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Complete
This contract has been procured via the Most Suitable Provider under PSR Wales
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 8 Dec 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (0½ years)
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Liquid Personnel
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Sell2Wales
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Buyer's portal
- Sell2Wales
Values
- Contracts value
- £418,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Contracts
- Active
Not stated in the notice: awards.
References
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-kuma6s-156469
- CPV code
- 85110000 - Hospital and related services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Town
- Cardiff
- Postcode
- CF15 7QZ
- Electoral ward
- Taff's Well
- Constituency
- Cardiff North
- Delivery area
- Central Valleys
- Region
- Wales
- Sub-region
- Central Valleys and Bridgend
- Area
- South East Wales
- Country
- Wales
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust)
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Philip (NWSSP Proc-BCU )
- Address
- Cardiff, CF15 7QZ · Wales · Wales
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Liquid Personnel
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
- Deprivation of Liberty Assessments - This notice marks the intention to follow the Most Suitable Provider…sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx
- Deprivation of Liberty Assessmentssell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx
- Nwssp.nhs.walesnwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- Sell2Wales portal, to register and bidapi.sell2wales.gov.wales/v1
- Latest noticesell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx
- OCDS record ocds-kuma6s-156469 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-k…
Questions about Deprivation of Liberty Assessments
Who won the Deprivation of Liberty Assessments contract?
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust) awarded the contract to Liquid Personnel on 1 October 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Deprivation of Liberty Assessments contract worth?
The contract value is £418,000. The contract runs from 8 December 2025 to 31 March 2026 (0½ years).
Who is the buyer for Deprivation of Liberty Assessments?
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-procurement Services (hosted By Velindre University NHS Trust), based in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The named contact is Philip (NWSSP Proc-BCU ).
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