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Regulation 14 (Urgent Award): Inpatient CAMHS Specialised Services

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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30 Sep 2026 at 11:38

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Summary of the contracting process

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust procured an urgent Tier 4 inpatient admission for a child or young person receiving specialised Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). The requirement was for psychiatric hospital care close to the patient’s current address, which was outside the Trust’s commissioning region. The recorded delivery location is the East Midlands. This is a highly specialised hospital service, rather than general mental health support or community-based care. The procurement was framed as a single requirement for an admission; the published description does not define a broader service package or additional deliverables.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. The award is dated 11 September 2026 and the contract was signed on that date. Its value is £292,755. The procedure was a limited urgent award without prior publication of a competition. The stated rationale was extreme urgency, alongside the claim that technical reasons meant only a particular provider could deliver the service. The Trust said the patient required immediate hospital admission close to their current address, outside its commissioning region. Price was the stated award criterion, and one bid was recorded. The single lot is marked cancelled in the tender data, while the associated award is active and the contract is active.

For providers of specialist inpatient CAMHS, this award shows demand for rapid access to Tier 4 hospital admission when a patient needs care near their home and the appropriate service lies outside the commissioning organisation’s region. A credible provider would need to deliver specialised psychiatric hospital care for children and young people, support urgent admissions and be able to meet a location-sensitive placement requirement. The route used here relied on urgency and a technical-reasons justification rather than open competition, with price identified as the award criterion. This outcome therefore shows that proximity and the ability to admit promptly can be central to a placement, alongside the ability to provide the required specialist care. It is directly relevant to organisations operating suitable inpatient CAMHS services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Regulation 14 (Urgent Award): Inpatient CAMHS Specialised Services

Notice Description

Urgent award for Tier 4 specialised services admission for CAMHS

Lot Information

Lot 1

Urgent award for Tier 4 specialised services admission for CAMHS

Procurement Information

Urgent Award under PSR Regulation 14. LAC patient required immediate admission to hospital close to their current address which is outside our organisations Commissioing Region.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d61
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092286-2026
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
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£292,755 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 6NH
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
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Further Information

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