Commissioning of an Investigative Process

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Wales
Open procedure
8 June 2026 to 8 December 2026

Independent investigation into a specific sudden and unexpected death of a service user. This commission is a time-bound, one-off investigative project delivered under the terms of a national framework agreement for independent healthcare investigations.

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Awarded value: Not published
Published: 8 June 2026
Awarded: 18 June 2026; Duncan & Johnstone Consultancy Ltd
Contract length: 6 months; Ends 8 December 2026

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of independent clinical and investigative consultancy services to conduct formal reviews into serious healthcare incidents and patient safety.

Independent investigation into the sudden and unexpected death of a young female service user

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 6 months
Contract dates: 8 June 2026 to 8 December 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 79000000

Services in this contract

Safeguarding and domestic homicide reviews, independent chairs and scrutineersMain service£15k typicalIndependent investigation into death of a service user

Lifecycle

Published
8 June 2026
Contract awardedto Duncan & Johnstone Consultancy Ltd
18 June 2026
Contract starts
8 June 2026
Contract ends
8 December 2026

The buyer

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

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The supplier

Duncan & Johnstone Consultancy Ltd

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3630164/commissioning-of-an-investigative-process
Buyer reference: SBU-DCO-030-RC-26
Open contracting ID: ocds-kuma6s-166365
Last checked: 5 November 2026

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership. Commissioning of an Investigative Process. Contract award, 8 June 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3630164/commissioning-of-an-investigative-process (accessed 5 November 2026).