Notice Information
Notice Title
Birmingham and Solihull WorkWell
Notice Description
NHS Birmingham and Solihull WorkWell is an early-intervention work and health support and assessment service, providing holistic support to help people overcome health-related barriers to employment, and a single, joined-up gateway to other support services. Over the last six months the pilot has helped hundreds of people in East Birmingham and North Solihull to address their work and health needs so that they can start or stay in employment.
Planning Information
NHS Birmingham and Solihull WorkWell is an early-intervention work and health support and assessment service, providing holistic support to help people overcome health-related barriers to employment, and a single, joined-up gateway to other support services. Over the last six months the pilot has helped hundreds of people in East Birmingham and North Solihull to address their work and health needs so that they can start or stay in employment. As we develop our ambitions for further integration of work and health services and consider potential expansion of the WorkWell programme in Birmingham, we are planning a market engagement event in advance of developing a delivery model for the service for the future. We would therefore invite organisations with a potential interest in the delivery of an expanded Birmingham and Solihull WorkWell service to hear about our service development to date, and our future plans and to participate in discussions with the wider market alongside the ICB, and colleagues from Birmingham and Solihull Councils. We are expecting demand for places to be high, so to allow as many different providers as possible to be represented, would ask that each organisation sends only one representative. The event will take place as follows : DATE: 9th December TIME: 10.30am to 12.30pm VENUE: The Core Theatre Solihull, Theatre Square, Touchwood, Homer Road, Solihull, B91 3RG Room – The Studio If you would like to join us for the event, please register using the following link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workwell-market-event-solihull-tickets-1963877428254?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d688
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073387-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79611000 - Job search services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £10,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Nov 20253 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 19 Jan 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
- Additional Buyers
NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
- Contact Name
- Michael Barlow
- Contact Email
- michael.barlow1@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B1 1TT
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF11 Derby
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Derby
- Electoral Ward
- Darley
- Westminster Constituency
- Derby North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073387-2025
13th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069493-2025
29th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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