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title: "PROC.90.005 Recovery House Including Staffing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04b084"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION TRUST"
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# PROC.90.005 Recovery House Including Staffing

Buyer: BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b084

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## Summary

Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust is in the process of procuring services under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) for a Recovery House facility including staffing. This facility caters to individuals experiencing an acute mental health crisis, and will function 24 hours, 7 days a week. The main procurement category is services, specifically home for the psychologically disturbed. The procurement approach is via an open procedure, with the trust seeking competitive tenders. The contract, valued at approximately £5,000,000 over three years with an option to extend by two additional years, is intended to commence in July 2025. Key dates include the standstill period beginning after 1 April 2025.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in mental health care provision, accommodations, and staffing services, particularly those familiar with short-term crisis interventions. Organisations that can provide a safe, supportive environment and implement models of co-production, solution-focused, and brief interventions are well-suited to compete. The contract offers a stable, long-term business opportunity, potentially extending up to five years, which could aid in business growth and stability for the supplier. As the service aims to reduce inpatient admissions and improve patient flow, businesses excelling in innovative, value-driven care would likely benefit most from this contract.

## Notice

This is a 24 hours, 7 day a week Recovery House Facility including staffing.

This service relates to the provision of short stay environments for individuals experiencing acute mental health crisis, aged 18+.

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) and Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Forward Thinking Birmingham are agreeing a multi-agency collaborative to provide short stay environments for individuals experiencing an acute mental health crisis, aged 18+.

Such a facility would provide a viable recovery-based resource for those who may be escalating toward a psychiatric inpatient admission and for those who may be considered for a step-down provision from an acute inpatient bed. It is intended to support those who would benefit from brief biopsychosocial interventions during short term crisis. The crisis would be viewed as "the moment when the typical activities of the service user's day break down".
Commissioners are seeking an organisation that can provide accommodation and a shared staffing model.
The Recovery House will be a 24 hours service and needs to be accessible 7 days a week.
The facility must provide a safe environment and support in which service users will receive immediate assistance in identifying the nature of the crisis and how this may be addressed.
This will be achieved by using a model of co-production, solution focused and other brief interventions. The expected duration of a service users stay will be a maximum of 7 nights.

There is substantial evidence that demonstrates Recovery houses support inpatient bed capacity, reduce bed days and improve flow. The Recovery house will be able to feed into this pathway for both service providers, for short term crisis admissions.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Birmingham Women and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Forward Thinking are agreeing a multi-agency collaborative to provide a 24 hours, 7 day a week short stay Recovery House Facility including staffing for individuals experiencing an acute mental health crisis, aged 18+.

To ensure compliance with the Trust Standing Financial Instructions and Public Procurement Regulations, the service has been competitively tendered using the Open Procedure via the Trust's e-tendering portal.
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process under the Provider selection regime to Birmingham Mind which is a new provider for this service.

The contract is planned to commence from July 2025 for Three (3) years (plus extension options for up to Two (2) more years).

The anticipated lifetime value of the contract is PS5,000,000 over 3 years with the option to extend for up to 2 more years

Renewal: Option to renew for 2 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010438-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,000,000 |
| Lots value | £833,333 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B1 3RB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Soho & Jewellery Quarter |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG3 West Midlands |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BIRMINGHAM MIND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121271 - Home for the psychologically disturbed services
- 85312500 - Rehabilitation services

## Release History

- 20 Mar 2025 at 15:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010438-2025
- 23 Oct 2024 at 12:57 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034310-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://birminghammind.org
- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.birminghamsolihull.icb.nhs.uk/
- https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk
- https://www.england.nhs.uk

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