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title: "Resuscitation Training for Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d4da"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
published: "2025-10-28"
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# Resuscitation Training for Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust

Buyer: BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d4da

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## Summary

The Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, with support from the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, is inviting expressions of interest for a contract focused on providing resuscitation training. This procurement process is currently in the planning stage, aiming to enhance training offerings across Birmingham and Solihull. The intended contract period is from 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2028, with a possible extension until 2029. The opportunity targets the provision of comprehensive resuscitation training—both on- and off-site, e-learning, and in classrooms—with the first deadline set for 18th November 2025 for expressions of interest. The contract, estimated at a value of £426,000, includes health and first-aid training services to meet national NHS and Resuscitation Council standards.

This opportunity represents potential business growth, particularly for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) focused on healthcare training. Businesses that specialise in delivering compliant resuscitation and emergency medical training services, ideally with experience in e-learning and classroom environments, will find this tender appealing. The training will cater to a diverse population within the healthcare service area, necessitating providers capable of managing both logistical and educational challenges across multiple regional sites.

## Notice

The BSOL Procurement Collaborative, hosted by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is seeking to award a contract for Resuscitation Training on behalf of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust. The training will comprise of provision of Resuscitation training, consisting of, as a minimum: Both on and off-site training E-Learning Classroom learning Delegate support Administrative management The Supplier shall also support the provision of clinical simulations to evidence what additional support and training is required. The Supplier shall also be required to provide support for medical emergency reviews. All training must meet national NHS and Resuscitation Council requirements. The anticipated contract will be for a minimum of 3 years. The anticipated annual number of training places to be delivered is as follows: Quantity: 1030 Immediate Life Support (ILS) course places Quantity: 96 Mother and Baby Life Support places Quantity: 48 Adult and Paediatric Emergency Life Support places Quantity: 72 Casualty Simulation session places The actual numbers will be confirmed in the tender documents. Training will be required at multiple sites/locations throughout the Birmingham and Solihull area. This may include training at Authority premises or at off-site locations. Authority Profile The organisation provides a comprehensive mental healthcare service for the residents of Birmingham and Solihull and to communities in the West Midlands and beyond. The service operates out of more than 40 sites and serves a culturally diverse population of 1.3 million spread out over 172 square miles and has an annual income of PS626m, a dedicated workforce of almost 5,000 staff and a range of local and regional partnerships, makes this service one of the most complex and specialist mental health foundation trusts in the country. The services catchment population is ethnically diverse and characterised in places by high levels of deprivation, low earnings, and unemployment. These factors create a higher requirement for access to health services and a greater need for innovative ways of engaging people from the most affected areas.

### Planning Information

Prior to the start of the formal procurement process, the BSOL Procurement Collaborative seeks expressions of interest from potential Suppliers wishing to tender for this opportunity. 
We reserve the right to exchange information about goods and services to be provided, this may take the form of a market engagement event and/or issue a Supplier questionnaire. 
Suppliers wishing to participate, should express an interest in the first instance via the health family single e-Commercial system portal. (Atamis) by Monday 17th November 2025. 
https://suppliersupport.atamis.co.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/4614579849119-Login-to-the-Portal

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068815-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £426,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Additional buyers | UNIVERSITY HOSPTIALS BIRMIGHAM NHS TRUST |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B13 8QY |
| 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 | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80560000 - Health and first-aid training services

## Release History

- 28 Oct 2025 at 10:00 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068815-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068815-2025
  28th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://suppliersupport.atamis.co.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/4614579849119-Login-to-the-Portal
- https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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