This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

30 Jun 2026 at 14:45

Planning

02 Sep 2025 at 16:06

Summary of the contracting process

The Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust invites submissions for the provision of an Enhanced Care Unit as part of the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative. This opportunity falls under the services category with a focus on psychiatric hospital services. The procurement process is at the Tender stage, under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, and has a deadline for bid submissions on 27 July 2026. The contract will be awarded for three years starting from 1 April 2027, with an option to extend for an additional two years. The service must be based in the West Midlands, adhering to the CPV code 85111500, and has an indicative contract value between £4,841,515 and £9,683,030 annually, depending on the number of contracts awarded.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses experienced in delivering specialised child and adolescent mental health services. Companies with capabilities in providing psychiatric care, especially those registered with the Care Quality Commission, are well-positioned to compete. It offers a platform for organisations looking to expand their footprint in the health services sector, particularly in high-demand areas such as intensive psychiatric care for young people. The open procurement method ensures a competitive bidding environment, encouraging innovation, collaboration, and service sustainability within the sector.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

Enhanced Care Unit

Notice Description

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit on behalf of Birmingham Women and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, as Lead Provider of the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative (https://toucanwestmids.nhs.uk/), are seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced providers for the provision of an Enhanced Care Unit.<br/><br/>The service and provider will need to be registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide mental health services.<br/><br/>The service must be located within the geography of the West Midlands.<br/><br/>As a result of this Competitive Process, a subcontract under the Lead Provider(s) head contract will be awarded to the successful Provider for a period of 3 years, with the Commissioner having the option to extend for up to a further 2 years.<br/><br/>The annual value is PS4,841,515 based on the award of 1 contract to 1 provider or PS9,683,030 based on the award of 2 contracts to 2 providers. The Commissioner at their absolute and sole discretion reserves the right to award either one or two contracts.<br/><br/>It is anticipated that the contract award (for the provision of an Enhance Care Unit) will be from 1 April 2027. Birmingham Women and Children's NHS Foundation Trust confirm that they currently intend to run a compliant process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (as amended) to award a new contract for a lead provider (s) of specialised child and adolescent mental health services in the West Midlands from 1 April 2027. Should there be a change in lead provider (s), all existing sub-contracts will be transferred under the same terms, to the new lead provider contract using the relevant contract terms.<br/><br/>Further details are provided in II.2.4.1

Lot Information

Lot 1

Toucan West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative covers a population of children and young people within the West Midlands commissioned CAMHS geographical footprint (inclusive of any Natural Clinical Flows into Region from bordering Provider Collaboratives).

Children and young people inclusive of ages 13 to 17 (with those under 13 considered on a case-by-case basis) who are registered and registrant with a GP in the West Midlands presenting with acute mental illness requiring PICU level psychiatric care. This will include those young people with diagnosed co-morbid Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and/or eating disorders (ED) and be inclusive of a requirement for nasogastric (NG) interventions.

Service Aims:
* The service will offer an enhanced therapeutic environment and level of care. The clinical model will be trauma responsive, sensory adjusted to provide autism sensitive care
* and will be skilled to work with a diagnosis where disordered eating features are a risk factor.
* Deliver an intensive level of care, through specialist care planning and risk assessment with a skilled MDT. The service aim is ensuring that young people are stepped down as soon as clinically appropriate from highly restrictive levels of care.
* The service aims to provide a specialist inpatient option for young people in a clinical pathway of care for young people who might otherwise be referred to a Low Secure pathway of care due to a lack of suitable options. ECU will prevent unnecessary escalation by offering intensive, needs-led support in a less restrictive environment.

Award Criteria:
Basic Selection Criteria - Pass/Fail or For Information only
Quality and Innovation - 35.00%
Value - Pass/Fail
Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 20.00%
Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice - 25.00%
Social Value - 10.00%
Unseen Presentation - 10.00%

The evaluation process covers a number of discrete stages which are outlined in Document 1 at 27.2.1. Evaluators will score answers for each question as either pass or fail or using a scale of 0-5 (where 0 is unacceptable and 5 is excellent) for scored questions as above and detailed within Document 1 at 27.3.2. Evaluations will be carried out by a panel made up of representatives ("evaluators") from Commissioners and their advisors. Additional information: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Contract Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (as amended). For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023, save for those requirements detailed in regulation 28 of the Procurement Act 2023 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025, do not apply to this award. In addition, neither the placement of this notice nor any subsequent notice shall bind the Commissioner to the award of any contract.

Providers wishing to bid for this opportunity should access the eProcurement portal, as detailed below, where they can find submission requirements and relevant information of the services. Providers should read the instructions carefully before compiling their submission. Providers must submit their bid via the eTendering portal only.

To access the relevant documentation relating to this opportunity, please follow the instructions below on how to access the eTendering portal:
1) Go to https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome and click the link to register (if your organisation has not registered previously)
2) Once registered, login to the system and look for Quote/tender "C391749 - Enhanced Care Unit"

Renewal: Option to extend for up to a further 2 years at the sole discretion of the Commissioner

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05929d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061383-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£48,415,150 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£48,415,150 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jun 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
27 Jul 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
5 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BIRMINGHAM WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 6NH
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England), TLG3 West Midlands

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

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