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Community Counselling - PROC.90.0029

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

10 Feb 2026 at 16:01

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Tender

29 Sep 2025 at 16:24

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is in the process of awarding a contract for community counselling services across Birmingham and Solihull localities. This procurement falls under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), targeting third sector organisations. The previous intention to award notice highlighted the competitive process, specifically designed for counselling services and is scheduled to be effective from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2028. The authority has allocated an approximate lifetime value of £1,436,550.26 for the provision of services with an option to extend for two additional years. Representations by providers must be submitted by 23rd February, marking the closure of the standstill period subsequent to the notice publication.

This procurement presents a notable opportunity for third sector organisations and charities specialising in counselling services, as they are exclusively eligible to participate. With six distinct localities involved, bidders have the flexibility to apply for any number of lots, enhancing potential collaboration and business expansion across regions. This initiative not only aims to increase service accessibility but also seeks to address healthcare inequalities. Companies with expertise in community health, mental health services, and collaboration with local health bodies would find competing for this tender particularly advantageous. Given the procurement method is open and utilises electronic submissions via Atamis, businesses already engaging with NHS collaborations might be ideally positioned to capitalise on this opportunity for strategic growth.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Counselling - PROC.90.0029

Notice Description

This is a PSR Competitive Process Award. For clarity, the suppliers being awarded from this competitive process are -<br/><br/>Lot 1 - Trustees Women's Consortium <br/>Lot 2 - Trustees Women's Consortium<br/>Lot 3 - Trustees Women's Consortium<br/>Lot 4 - Trustees Women's Consortium<br/>Lot 5 - Gateway Family Services <br/>Lot 6 - Trustees Women's Consortium<br/><br/>The criteria for this procurement was the PSR key criteria and can be found within the tender documentation.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This procurement is for counselling services for Birmingham Solihull Mental Health Learning Disability and Autism Provider Collaborative. The procurement was conducted by Birmingham Solihull Procurement Collaborative. Counselling services are to be provided across the 6 Birmingham localities, aimed at increasing access and reducing healthcare inequalities.

This is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process with an approximate lifetime value of 1,436,550.26.

This is a new service with new providers, and is intended to be provided between 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2028, with an option to extend for a further two years ( 1+1).

The awarded providers are

Lot 1 - Trustees Women's Consortium
Lot 2 - Trustees Women's Consortium
Lot 3 - Trustees Women's Consortium
Lot 4 - Trustees Women's Consortium
Lot 5 - Gateway Family Services
Lot 6 - Trustees Women's Consortium. Additional information: This procurement is being conducted by BSOL procurement collaborative on behalf of the authority. The contract is not yet awarded as this is an intention to award notice under PSR.

Renewal: Extensions are subject to NHS approved funding, current contract is being procured for 2 years with option to extend for a further 2 (2+2).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a45d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012062-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85312320 - Counselling services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£718,317 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£718,317 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Feb 20266 months ago
Submission Deadline
3 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Jan 20267 months ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B15 2WB
Postcode Area
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
TLG31 Birmingham
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Edgbaston
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WOMENS CONSORTIUM

Further Information

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