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title: "CAMHS Psychiatric Liaison"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f9f6"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-09-15"
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# CAMHS Psychiatric Liaison

Buyer: Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f9f6

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## Summary

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust bought Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) psychiatric liaison provision for accident and emergency departments across the West Midlands. The service is intended to ensure psychiatric liaison support is present in A&E departments during periods of high winter usage and potential system pressure, while Toucan undertakes a review of A&E provision to establish a longer-term plan. This is a healthcare service delivered across multiple hospital locations, covering Birmingham, Coventry and Warwickshire, Dudley, Sandwell and West Birmingham, Staffordshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire and Derbyshire. The requirement was divided among NHS provider organisations serving these areas.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through the urgent circumstances route under the Provider Selection Regime for healthcare services, using a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition. Price was the stated award criterion, with one bid recorded for each of 14 awards. Contracts were signed on 8 September 2026 and run for seven months from September 2026 to March 2027, with service delivery for six months from October 2026 to March 2027. The stated lifetime value was £1,589,175, split among 14 providers. Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust received £83,641; University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust £250,922; University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust £83,641; South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust £83,641; The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust £83,641; Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust £83,641; University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust £167,281; Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust £83,641; The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust £83,641; Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust £167,281; George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust £83,641; Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust £167,281; Wye Valley NHS Trust £83,641; and University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust £83,641.

This award demonstrates demand for CAMHS psychiatric liaison delivered directly in A&E settings across a broad West Midlands hospital network. Suppliers best placed for a future requirement would be able to provide specialist children’s and young people’s mental health liaison services within acute hospital environments, coordinate reliably with emergency department teams and maintain coverage across multiple sites. The selected providers are NHS trusts, including specialist children’s services and large acute hospital organisations, indicating that established clinical governance, operational capacity and access to hospital-based psychiatric liaison staff are commercially relevant. Experience working across several hospitals, managing demand during periods of pressure and integrating mental health assessment and support into emergency care would strengthen a competitor’s position. The price-led evaluation and split-provider model also indicate that suppliers may need credible local delivery arrangements and pricing for individual hospital areas rather than relying only on a single-site service.

## Notice

CAMHS Psychiatric Liaison provision is provided in A&Es throughout the West Midlands.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

An urgent need has been identified to ensure CAMHS Psychiatric Liaison provision is provided in A&Es throughout the West Midlands whilst a review of A&E is undertaken by Toucan to establish a longer-term plan, this has been procured using the Urgent Award route. The contracts will run for 7 months, September 26 to March 27 with the service running for 6 months of this (October 26 to March 27). The lifetime value of the contract is PS1,589,175, split over 14 providers.

### Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This route was taken due to the urgent need for Psychiatric Liaisons to be present in A&E departments over the winter period when high usage is likely to cause system pressures. There were no conflicts of interests declared during this process.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087233-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £501,844 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode area | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B4 6NH |
| 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 | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 14 |
| Supplier names | Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust; University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust; South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust; The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust; Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust; University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust; Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust; The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust; GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL NHS TRUST; Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; WYE VALLEY NHS TRUST; University Hospital of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2026 at 11:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087233-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://toucanwestmids.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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