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title: "Regulation 14 (Urgent Award): HOPEs supporting to reduce restrictive practice/long term seclusion"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0783ad"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-10-08"
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# Regulation 14 (Urgent Award): HOPEs supporting to reduce restrictive practice/long term seclusion

Buyer: Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0783ad

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## Summary

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust commissioned temporary psychiatric hospital support for a small number of young people in long-term seclusion at Park View Hospital. The service is intended to help reduce restrictive practice and move the young people out of seclusion, while ensuring staff receive adequate training. The stated purpose is to prevent further psychological and physical harm that could result from delaying support. The requirement is focused on urgent, specialist support for young people and the staff involved in their care, rather than a general hospital service. Delivery is associated with Park View Hospital, with the procurement’s delivery area also covering locations across England.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust used a limited procedure without publishing a prior call for competition, citing the immediate and urgent need to support young people in long-term seclusion. The recorded contract value is £18,532. The contract was signed on 6 October 2026; no contract end date or duration is recorded. The tender was divided into one lot, but that lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract are recorded as active. The evaluation criterion recorded for the lot was price, and one bid was counted. The data gives no award date, so the signature date is the only recorded contract date.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible provider would need specialist psychiatric hospital expertise and the ability to support young people experiencing long-term seclusion, with a practical focus on reducing restrictive practice and safely moving them out of seclusion. The work also depends on supporting the clinical staff around them and enabling adequate staff training, so providers need the capability to combine direct support with workforce development. The urgency and safeguarding purpose point to a need for rapid mobilisation and capacity to respond to a small, complex caseload without delay. Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust’s selection demonstrates that an NHS foundation trust was chosen for this requirement. As price was the stated evaluation criterion, a competing provider would also need to offer a cost-conscious service while meeting these specialist care needs.

## Notice

There is an immediate and urgent need for the implementation of this service to support a small number of young people who are in long term seclusion at Park View Hospital. Delaying support would result in the young people remaining in seclusion, possibly leading to further psychological and physical harm. The support will be temporary until the young people are moved out of seclusion and staff have been adequately trained.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

There is an immediate and urgent need for the implementation of this service to support a small number of young people who are in long term seclusion at Park View Hospital. Delaying support would result in the young people remaining in seclusion, possibly leading to further psychological and physical harm. The support will be temporary until the young people are moved out of seclusion and staff have been adequately trained.

### Procurement Information

There is an immediate and urgent need for the implementation of this service to support a small number of young people who are in long term seclusion at Park View Hospital. Delaying support would result in the young people remaining in seclusion, possibly leading to further psychological and physical harm. The support will be temporary until the young people are moved out of seclusion and staff have been adequately trained.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095171-2026 |
| 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 | 8 Oct 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 | £18,532 |

## 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services

## Release History

- 8 Oct 2026 at 12:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095171-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://bwc.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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