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# Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-solihull-mental-health-foundation-trust-nhs-rxt). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust is a Central government based in West Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 135 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** West Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PTMC-2127-TPCV` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 135
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £90m (median award: £67k) across 124 of 128 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-solihull-mental-health-foundation-trust-nhs-rxt

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 5 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 40% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 45% above the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 124 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 73 (59%), Direct award: 28 (23%), Route not published: 16 (13%), Open: 6 (5%), Selective: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 90 notices, last 24 months (73% of this period)
2. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 2 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)
3. **[Administration, defence and social security](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/administration-defence-and-social-security-services-75000000) (CPV 75):** 1 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Birmingham Mind](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/birmingham-mind-birmingham-association-for-mental-health-coh-02024372):** 7 procedures
2. **[Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tavistock-and-portman-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-173341):** 4 procedures
3. **[Anawim](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/anawim-GB-CHC-Charity-Number-1159706):** 3 procedures
4. **[Arcacia Family Support](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/arcacia-family-support-GB-CHC-Charity-number-1122831):** 3 procedures
5. **[Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/birmingham-community-healthcare-nhs-trust-GB-FTS-173731):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Compass](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/compass-GB-FTS-155774):** £18m · [Provision of mental health school teams](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-mental-health-school-teams-ocds-h6vhtk-065330)
2. **[Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/birmingham-women-s-and-children-s-nhs-foundation-trust-coh-10841099):** £15m · [Provision of CYP mental health services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-cyp-mental-health-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04ecfc)
3. **[Birmingham Mind](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/birmingham-mind-birmingham-association-for-mental-health-coh-02024372):** £13m · [Provision of talking spaces, helpline, residential homes and community development workers](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-talking-spaces-helpline-residential-homes-and-community-development-workers-ocds-h6vhtk-04ecae)
4. **[Living Well Consortium](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/living-well-consortium-coh-07412677):** £4.1m · [Provision of Talking Therapies Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-talking-therapies-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04ece2)
5. **[Claremont Living Group](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/claremont-living-group-coh-08467597):** £3.1m · [Provision of Emergency Accommodation and Wrap around care for LDA Adults Birmingham & Solihull](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-emergency-accommodation-and-wrap-around-care-for-lda-adults-birmingham-solihu-ocds-h6vhtk-05db7d)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 15
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 22
- **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 & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-solihull-mental-health-foundation-trust-nhs-rxt#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-solihull-mental-health-foundation-trust-nhs-rxt
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt