Notice Information
Notice Title
Women's Learning Disabilities & Autism Services Facilitator
Notice Description
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust (BWCNFT) encompasses Birmingham Children's Hospital, and Birmingham Women's Hospital. <br/>BWCNFT receives 641,000 visits from patients each year and has a workforce of 6,000 staff. <br/>BWCNFT is a tertiary specialist unit providing the UK some of the most advanced treatments, complex surgical procedures and cutting-edge research, to improve care today and develop even better care for the future.<br/>BWCNFT also includes Parkview clinic, one of the largest Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the country, with a dedicated inpatient Eating Disorder Unit and Acute Assessment Unit for regional referrals of children and young people who require an inpatient admission to treat their ongoing mental health (Tier 4).<br/>This service specification is inclusive of BWCNFT inpatients who had a diagnosed learning disability and/or are autistic.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust (BWCNFT) encompasses Birmingham Children's Hospital, and Birmingham Women's Hospital.
BWCNFT receives 641,000 visits from patients each year and has a workforce of 6,000 staff.
BWCNFT is a tertiary specialist unit providing the UK some of the most advanced treatments, complex surgical procedures and cutting-edge research, to improve care today and develop even better care for the future.
BWCNFT also includes Parkview clinic, one of the largest Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the country, with a dedicated inpatient Eating Disorder Unit and Acute Assessment Unit for regional referrals of children and young people who require an inpatient admission to treat their ongoing mental health (Tier 4).
This service specification is inclusive of BWCNFT inpatients who had a diagnosed learning disability and/or are autistic.
Contract starts 1st February 2026 ending 31st January 2027
Procurement Information
Any gap in provision would present an immediate risk to patient safety and cause operational disruption to essential NHS services.<br/><br/>To ensure continuity of care and avoid harm to patients, a time-limited urgent award is being made to the incumbent provider. The incumbent is fully mobilised, clinically embedded, and able to maintain seamless service delivery without interruption.<br/><br/>This award is strictly necessary and proportionate to safeguard patient safety and maintain operational continuity while longer-term arrangements are progressed in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065c11
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016903-2026
- 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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £56,400 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Jan 20261 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 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
- TLG3 West Midlands
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Ladywood
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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