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Compassionate Birmingham Expert Support and Delivery

Birmingham City Council

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10 Sep 2026 at 23:38

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Summary of the contracting process

Birmingham City Council is seeking an organisation to provide expert support and delivery for Compassionate Birmingham, a workstream within its Ageing Well Strategy. The service is intended to improve support for people who are dying, bereaved, grieving or caring, working through a network of organisations and community activity. Previous examples include arts and health approaches, support for people dying alone in hospital, training for community organisations and death cafés. The procurement covers community, health and social work, guidance and counselling, community action and community health services. It is a service contract for delivery in the United Kingdom, with Birmingham City Council as the public sector buyer.

The procurement reached tender: the Council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition using its In-tend e-tendering system. The enquiry deadline was noon on 21 September 2026 and the quotation submission deadline was noon on 29 September 2026. The single lot covers a contract running from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029. Its estimated value is £120,000 excluding VAT and £144,000 including VAT; the lot value is also recorded as AED 120,000 excluding VAT and AED 144,000 including VAT. The award decision is weighted 85% to quality and 15% to price. Bids were to be submitted electronically through In-tend, with registration required.

This opportunity suits organisations that can design and deliver compassionate community support for people affected by dying, bereavement, grief or caring. Relevant providers may include community organisations, health and social care bodies, counselling and guidance services, or partnerships able to connect these capabilities. Experience of arts and health activity, support for people dying alone in hospital, training community groups, death cafés or wider bereavement support would align closely with the examples described for the workstream. Suppliers should be able to work across an umbrella network of organisations and contribute to the Council’s ageing-well and compassionate-community objectives. The requirement favours strong quality-led service design and delivery capability, since quality carries substantially greater evaluation weight than price.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Compassionate Birmingham Expert Support and Delivery

Notice Description

Birmingham City Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint an organisation for the provision of Compassionate Birmingham workstream, which is a core delivery of the Birmingham Ageing Well Strategy and the continued delivery of our Compassionate Birmingham commitment. Compassionate Birmingham is the umbrella term given to a series of organisations that work to deliver better services and support for people who are dying, bereaved, grieving, or caring. It follows the ideas laid down by Professor Allan Kellehear in the Compassionate Cities Charter: Compassionate Cities Charter. Examples of work carried out previously has revolved around arts and health approaches to health, supporting people dying alone in hospital, offering training to community organisations, and funding death cafes. Pre-pandemic, NICE guidance suggested that around 30% of people that experience a close bereavement needed organised support opportunities. Additionally, a further 10% struggled with complex or prolonged grief, needing specialist mental health interventions. However, figures suggested at this time, 20-30% of bereaved adults were unable to access the support they needed. Left unsupported, bereavement is associated with increased risk to health and wellbeing, including mortality, physical health problems, physical disability, medication usage, hospitalisation, and in some cases more visits to a GP. The pre-pandemic costs of this were estimated to be PS8bn annually plus an additional PS23bn in lost revenue The contract for the services will commence on 1st November 2026 and will be in place for a period of 3 years.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f77f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086167-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

75200000 - Provision of services to the community

85000000 - Health and social work services

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

85312320 - Counselling services

85322000 - Community action programme

85323000 - Community health services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
29 Sep 20262 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Birmingham City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B1 1BB
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
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Further Information

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