Notice Information
Notice Title
Mental Health Crisis Text Messaging Service
Notice Description
The crisis text service is defined by the comprehensive approach to supporting everyone in mental health crisis, irrespective of their background and demographics. The clinically led service aims to provide timely, accessible, and effective support including a range of interventions tailored to meet the diverse needs of service users in Birmingham and Solihull.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The award of a contract relating to Mental Health Crisis Text Messaging Service; this notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process, for a 12 month period at a cost of PS162,000 per annum. This is a new service and the intention is to award to Mental Health Innovations, a new provider with BSMHFT
Options: If the provider continues to deliver services to the satisfaction of the commissioner, the contract can be extended in line with the lead provider contract and/or confirmed funding stream.
Procurement Information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 13/05/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050a58
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018056-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £162,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Apr 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Apr 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Gail Bloxham
- Contact Email
- gail.bloxham@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- +44 7845582397
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- TLG3 West Midlands
-
- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-050a58-2025-04-30T14:39:05+01:00",
"date": "2025-04-30T14:39:05+01:00",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-050a58",
"description": "This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 13/05/2025 to emmamatthews@nhs.net . This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.",
"initiationType": "tender",
"tender": {
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-050a58",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "32014L0024",
"scheme": "CELEX"
},
"title": "Mental Health Crisis Text Messaging Service",
"status": "complete",
"classification": {
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "85140000",
"description": "Miscellaneous health services"
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"description": "The crisis text service is defined by the comprehensive approach to supporting everyone in mental health crisis, irrespective of their background and demographics. The clinically led service aims to provide timely, accessible, and effective support including a range of interventions tailored to meet the diverse needs of service users in Birmingham and Solihull.",
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"description": "The award of a contract relating to Mental Health Crisis Text Messaging Service; this notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process, for a 12 month period at a cost of PS162,000 per annum. This is a new service and the intention is to award to Mental Health Innovations, a new provider with BSMHFT",
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"type": "price"
}
]
},
"hasOptions": true,
"options": {
"description": "If the provider continues to deliver services to the satisfaction of the commissioner, the contract can be extended in line with the lead provider contract and/or confirmed funding stream."
},
"status": "cancelled"
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UKG3"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"procurementMethod": "limited",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition",
"procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [
{
"scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL",
"id": "D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE",
"description": "The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive"
}
],
"procurementMethodRationale": "This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 13/05/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR"
},
"awards": [
{
"id": "018056-2025-1",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-CHC-Registered charity number 1175670",
"name": "Mental Health Innovations"
}
]
}
],
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-FTS-140442",
"name": "BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST",
"noIdentifierRationale": "notOnAnyRegister"
},
"address": {
"locality": "Birmingham",
"region": "UKG31",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"contactPoint": {
"name": "Gail Bloxham",
"telephone": "+44 7845582397",
"email": "gail.bloxham@nhs.net"
},
"roles": [
"buyer"
],
"details": {
"url": "http://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk",
"classifications": [
{
"scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
"id": "BODY_PUBLIC",
"description": "Body governed by public law"
},
{
"scheme": "COFOG",
"id": "07",
"description": "Health"
}
]
}
},
{
"id": "GB-CHC-Registered charity number 1175670",
"name": "Mental Health Innovations",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Mental Health Innovations",
"id": "Registered charity number 1175670",
"scheme": "GB-CHC"
},
"address": {
"locality": "London",
"region": "UKG",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "large"
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-123665",
"name": "BSMHFT",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "BSMHFT"
},
"address": {
"locality": "Birmingham",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"reviewBody"
]
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-FTS-140442",
"name": "BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
},
"contracts": [
{
"id": "018056-2025-1",
"awardID": "018056-2025-1",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 162000,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2025-04-30T00:00:00+01:00"
}
],
"bids": {
"statistics": [
{
"id": "2",
"measure": "bids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 1
}
]
},
"language": "en"
}