Notice Information
Notice Title
Work and Health and/or Employment Support Services
Notice Description
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit, on behalf of NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board and NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board are seeking to put in place a framework agreement for suitably experienced and qualified providers of Work and Health and/or Employment Support Services. This event is aimed at providers who may be interested in being part of the framework agreement. We intend to give potential providers an overview of how the procurement process will be run, how the contract form will be structured and key areas they should look to be aware of in order to increase their chances of success in terms of being included on the framework. There will also be an opportunity to hear from the Commissioners in terms of their goals for the framework. Initial mini-competitions against the framework are likely to take in Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country's initial requirements under the WorkWell programme. It is also possible that other future requirements both from the ICB and Local Authority partners will utilise the framework. In terms of the service itself, suppliers who are on the framework will be required to carry out specific Work and Health and/or Employment Support provisions as programme opportunities present themselves. These will be specified as part of the mini-competitions run against the framework and individual specifications around these will be issued as and when these opportunities present themselves. Where applicable, providers will be expected to deliver these provisions in accordance with the applicable funding rules and appropriate guidance which may be linked to the funding stream(s). It is anticipated that the framework will be split into 6, headline lots with 12 sub-lots , these are generally geographical in nature with lot 6a and b covering pathways which cut across Birmingham and the Black Country. The lots are planned as follows: Lot 1a - Solihull Lot 1b - East Birmingham Lot 2a - North Birmingham Lot 2b - West Birmingham Lot 3a - Central Birmingham Lot 3b - South Birmingham Lot 4a - Dudley Lot 4b - Sandwell Lot 5a - Walsall Lot 5b - Wolverhampton Lot 6a Neuro-diverse pathways for Birmingham and Solihull Lot 6b - Neuro-diverse pathways for the Black Country
Planning Information
Providers should register for a webinar, which will be run via Microsoft teams. The webinar is scheduled to run between 10am and 12 noon on Thursday, 16th July. Providers should visit the following link to register: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f16bb458-d8fd-4992-aa2f-75a0302d6b4c@37c354b2-85b0-47f5-b222-07b48d774ee3
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065d07
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061251-2026
- 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
80000000 - Education and training services
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £36,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Jun 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 21 Jul 20263 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 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
DUDLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- 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
- B1 1TT
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG39 Wolverhampton
- Delivery Location
- TLG31 Birmingham, TLG32 Solihull, TLG36 Dudley, TLG37 Sandwell, TLG38 Walsall, TLG39 Wolverhampton
-
- Local Authority
- Wolverhampton
- Electoral Ward
- St Peters
- Westminster Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061251-2026
30th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060896-2026
29th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017312-2026
26th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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