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Community Audiology - NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB

NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Tender

11 Aug 2026 at 16:12

Tender Notice
Award

11 Aug 2026 at 13:39

Award Notice
Tender

28 May 2026 at 15:25

Tender Notice
Planning

19 Dec 2025 at 15:13

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board sought an adult non-complex community audiology service for patients over 18 registered with Birmingham and Solihull GP practices. The health service covered community screening and hearing assessments, earwax removal, automated audiology in line with the GIRFT Community ENT Framework, hearing-aid fitting where required, follow-up and aftercare. The provider was expected to deliver full geographical coverage across Birmingham and Solihull, including rural and urban areas. Services also needed to support patients with sight loss or dual sensory loss, language, lip-reading or sign-language requirements, dementia, mild cognitive impairment or learning disabilities, and patients needing domiciliary care in their own homes or residential and nursing homes.

This procurement was abandoned and the associated award was recorded as unsuccessful and discontinued. It was run as an open procedure under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The estimated value was £40,428,752. The single contract was planned for 1,800 days, an initial five-year period, with the commissioner retaining discretion to extend it by up to two years. The tender submission deadline was 10 September 2026 at 17:00, with evaluation and bid opening scheduled for 11 September 2026. Price was the stated award criterion, variants were not allowed, and bids had to be submitted in English. No supplier was awarded the contract.

The abandoned exercise indicates substantial demand from this NHS commissioner for integrated adult audiology delivered through accessible community provision. A credible future supplier would need the clinical capability to undertake adult screening, hearing assessment, earwax removal, automated audiology, hearing-aid fitting, follow-up and aftercare. It would also need to provide consistent coverage across both urban and rural locations, with capacity for domiciliary delivery when requested by a GP. Relevant providers should be able to adapt assessments and communication for people with sensory loss, dementia, cognitive impairment or learning disabilities, including access to language, lip-reading and sign-language support. Experience working with NHS referrals and GP-registered populations, and alignment with the GIRFT Community ENT Framework, would strengthen a supplier’s position when this requirement is considered again.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Community Audiology - NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB

Notice Description

NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (referred to as the Commissioner) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering an Adult non-complex Audiology Service in Birmingham and Solihull.<br/><br/>The Adult Non-Complex Community Audiology service is for patients over 18 years of age, who meet the eligibility criteria set out in this specification. Patients must be registered with a Birmingham and Solihull GP practice for whom Birmingham and Solihull (BSOL) Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the responsible commissioner.<br/><br/>The service required is for a community based, adult screening and hearing assessment service, treatment including earwax removal and automated audiology in line with the GIRFT Community ENT Framework, hearing aid fitting (where required), follow-up and aftercare services. BSOL ICB is seeking to commission full geographical coverage of provision across rural and urban areas.<br/><br/>The Provider will need to meet the needs of eligible patients whose referral indicates:<br/>* Sight loss/dual sensory loss;<br/>* Requiring translation services including language, lip reading and sign language;<br/>* Suspected or diagnosed dementia, mild cognitive impairment or learning disabilities - as special test facilities and techniques are needed;<br/>* Requiring domiciliary care - the Provider must provide all parts of the service at the patient's domicile (including residential or nursing homes) where this is requested in writing by a GP.<br/><br/><br/>Providers should note that this process replaces the process which was formerly published on notice ref 2026/S 000-050426<br/><br/>Interested parties should express an interest by visiting https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome and searching for project reference C457060. The closing date for submission of tenders is 10th September 2026 at 1700hrs.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (referred to as the Commissioner) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express interest in delivering an Adult non-complex Audiology Service in Birmingham and Solihull.

The Adult Non-Complex Community Audiology service is for patients over 18 years of age, who meet the eligibility criteria set out in this specification. Patients must be registered with a Birmingham and Solihull GP practice for whom Birmingham and Solihull (BSOL) Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the responsible commissioner.

The service required is for a community based, adult screening and hearing assessment service, treatment including earwax removal and automated audiology in line with the GIRFT Community ENT Framework, hearing aid fitting (where required), follow-up and aftercare services. BSOL ICB is seeking to commission full geographical coverage of provision across rural and urban areas.

The Provider will need to meet the needs of eligible patients whose referral indicates:
* Sight loss/dual sensory loss;
* Requiring translation services including language, lip reading and sign language;
* Suspected or diagnosed dementia, mild cognitive impairment or learning disabilities - as special test facilities and techniques are needed;
* Requiring domiciliary care - the Provider must provide all parts of the service at the patient's domicile (including residential or nursing homes) where this is requested in writing by a GP.


Providers should note that this process replaces the process which was formerly published on notice ref 2026/S 000-050426

Interested parties should express an interest by visiting https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome and searching for project reference C457060. The closing date for submission of tenders is 10th September 2026 at 1700hrs. Additional information: This procurement exercise will be carried out under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply, save for those provisions in the Act which may be applicable under the Procurement Act 2023 (consequential and other amendments) Regulations 2025.

Renewal: On expiry of the initial 5 year period the commissioner at their sole discretion reserves the right to extend the contract for up to a further 2 years.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05faa0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076392-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, 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
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£40,428,752 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£40,428,752 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
10 Sep 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
18 Feb 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B1 1TT
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
TLG3 West Midlands
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Further Information

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