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title: "Community Counselling - PROC.90.0029"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2026-02-10"
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# Community Counselling - PROC.90.0029

Buyer: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a45d

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## Summary

The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is in the process of awarding a contract for community counselling services across Birmingham and Solihull localities. This procurement falls under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), targeting third sector organisations. The previous intention to award notice highlighted the competitive process, specifically designed for counselling services and is scheduled to be effective from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2028. The authority has allocated an approximate lifetime value of £1,436,550.26 for the provision of services with an option to extend for two additional years. Representations by providers must be submitted by 23rd February, marking the closure of the standstill period subsequent to the notice publication.

This procurement presents a notable opportunity for third sector organisations and charities specialising in counselling services, as they are exclusively eligible to participate. With six distinct localities involved, bidders have the flexibility to apply for any number of lots, enhancing potential collaboration and business expansion across regions. This initiative not only aims to increase service accessibility but also seeks to address healthcare inequalities. Companies with expertise in community health, mental health services, and collaboration with local health bodies would find competing for this tender particularly advantageous. Given the procurement method is open and utilises electronic submissions via Atamis, businesses already engaging with NHS collaborations might be ideally positioned to capitalise on this opportunity for strategic growth.

## Notice

This is a PSR Competitive Process Award. For clarity, the suppliers being awarded from this competitive process are -

Lot 1 - Trustees Women's Consortium 
Lot 2 - Trustees Women's Consortium
Lot 3 - Trustees Women's Consortium
Lot 4 - Trustees Women's Consortium
Lot 5 - Gateway Family Services 
Lot 6 - Trustees Women's Consortium

The criteria for this procurement was the PSR key criteria and can be found within the tender documentation.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This procurement is for counselling services for Birmingham Solihull Mental Health Learning Disability and Autism Provider Collaborative. The procurement was conducted by Birmingham Solihull Procurement Collaborative. Counselling services are to be provided across the 6 Birmingham localities, aimed at increasing access and reducing healthcare inequalities. 

This is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process with an approximate lifetime value of 1,436,550.26.

This is a new service with new providers, and is intended to be provided between 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2028, with an option to extend for a further two years ( 1+1).

The awarded providers are 

Lot 1 - Trustees Women's Consortium 
Lot 2 - Trustees Women's Consortium
Lot 3 - Trustees Women's Consortium
Lot 4 - Trustees Women's Consortium
Lot 5 - Gateway Family Services 
Lot 6 - Trustees Women's Consortium. Additional information: This procurement is being conducted by BSOL procurement collaborative on behalf of the authority. The contract is not yet awarded as this is an intention to award notice under PSR.

Renewal: Extensions are subject to NHS approved funding, current contract is being procured for 2 years with option to extend for a further 2 (2+2).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012062-2026 |
| 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 | 10 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Nov 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £718,317 |
| Lots value | £718,317 |
| 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 | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B15 2WB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Edgbaston |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Edgbaston |
| Delivery location | TLG31 Birmingham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WOMENS CONSORTIUM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85312320 - Counselling services

## Release History

- 10 Feb 2026 at 16:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012062-2026
- 29 Sep 2025 at 15:24 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060648-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://womensconsortium.org.uk
- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk
- https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/

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