--- title: "Compassionate Birmingham Expert Support and Delivery" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f77f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f77f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f77f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f77f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Birmingham City Council" published: "2026-09-10" --- # Compassionate Birmingham Expert Support and Delivery Buyer: Birmingham City Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f77f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f77f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f77f.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086167-2026 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 29 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £120,000 | | Lots value | £120,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Birmingham City Council | | Locality | BIRMINGHAM | | Postcode area | Birmingham | | Postcode | B1 1BB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham | | Local authority | Birmingham | | Electoral ward | Ladywood | | Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood | | Delivery location | TLG31 Birmingham | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### 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 ## Release History - 10 Sep 2026 at 23:38 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086167-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086167-2026 10th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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