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# Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-community-healthcare-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-ryw). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a Central government based in West Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 75 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** West Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PLVW-7764-XPRN` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 75
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £28m (median award: £27k) across 63 of 63 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-community-healthcare-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-ryw

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 3 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 14% above the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 69 (99%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 55 (79%), Limited / restricted: 7 (10%), Open: 4 (6%), Selective: 2 (3%), Route not published: 2 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 8 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
2. **[Postal and telecommunications services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/postal-and-telecommunications-services-64000000) (CPV 64):** 2 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
3. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 1 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
4. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 1 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
5. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 1 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/university-hospitals-birmingham-nhs-foundation-trust-coh-10004003):** 2 procedures
2. **[COSTA LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/costa-limited-coh-01270695):** 2 procedures
3. **[Henry Schein](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/henry-schein-GB-FTS-145727):** 2 procedures
4. **[East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/east-of-england-ambulance-service-nhs-trust-GB-FTS-167466):** 2 procedures
5. **[Birmingham City Council](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/birmingham-city-council-GB-FTS-181348):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Opcare Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/opcare-limited-coh-02905086):** £19m · [Provision of a Prosthetic, Orthotic and Technical Service (Lot 2 & Lot3)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-prosthetic-orthotic-and-technical-service-lot-2-lot3-ocds-h6vhtk-051659)
2. **[Clinical Partners Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/clinical-partners-ltd-coh-07590254):** £5.0m · [Clinical Partners ASD & ADHD Assessments](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/clinical-partners-asd-adhd-assessments-ocds-h6vhtk-077fcf)
3. **[East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/east-of-england-ambulance-service-nhs-trust-GB-FTS-167466):** £661k · [24/7 Clinical Call Handling Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/24-7-clinical-call-handling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06c293)
4. **[Synertec Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/synertec-limited-coh-03717583):** £550k · [BCHC Hybrid Mail](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bchc-hybrid-mail-synertec-collaboration-uhb-roh-bwc-bchc-ocds-h6vhtk-0783cb) · Awarded: 8 Oct 2026
5. **[Certero Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/certero-ltd-coh-06387180):** £330k · [Certero ITSM SAAS Asset Management](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/certero-itsm-saas-asset-management-ocds-h6vhtk-077499) · Awarded: 15 Sept 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 10
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 10
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-community-healthcare-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-ryw#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-community-healthcare-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-ryw
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt