Official UK procurement notice
Community Counselling - PROC.90.0029
Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a PSR Competitive Process Award. For clarity, the suppliers being awarded from this competitive process are -<br/><br/>Lot 1 – Trustees Women’s Consortium <br/>Lot 2 – Trustees Women’s Consortium<br/>Lot 3 – Trustees Women’s Consortium<br/>Lot 4 – Trustees Women’s Consortium<br/>Lot 5 – Gateway Family Services <br/>Lot 6 - Trustees Women’s Consortium<br/><br/>The criteria for this procurement was the PSR key criteria and can be found within the tender documentation.
CPV: Counselling services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This procurement is for counselling services for Birmingham Solihull Mental Health…AwardedRenewalPublished value£718,317
This procurement is for counselling services for Birmingham Solihull Mental Health Learning Disability and Autism Provider Collaborative. The procurement was conducted by Birmingham Solihull Procurement Collaborative. Counselling services are to be provided across the 6 Birmingham localities, aimed at increasing access and reducing healthcare inequalities. <br/><br/>This is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process with an approximate lifetime value of 1,436,550.26.<br/><br/>This is a new service with new providers, and is intended to be provided between 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2028, with an option to extend for a further two years ( 1+1).<br/><br/>The awarded providers are <br/><br/>Lot 1 – Trustees Women’s Consortium <br/>Lot 2 – Trustees Women’s Consortium<br/>Lot 3 – Trustees Women’s Consortium<br/>Lot 4 – Trustees Women’s Consortium<br/>Lot 5 – Gateway Family Services <br/>Lot 6 - Trustees Women’s Consortium. Additional information: This procurement is being conducted by BSOL procurement collaborative on behalf of the authority. The contract is not yet awarded as this is an intention to award notice under PSR.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 29 Sept 2025, 16:24 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Feb 2026, 16:01 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Sept 2025 – …
- Authority reference
C387018- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-012062- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a45dFind a Tender
Publisher note: his is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 23rd February. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/><br/>Any representations should be made to - [email protected] or any alternative contact upon unavailability.<br/><br/>Decision makers include -<br/>Out of Hospital Services Category Manager<br/>Mental Health Commissioning Manager<br/>Community Senior Transformation and Commissioning Manager<br/>Deputy Head of Quality<br/>Finance Manager<br/>Commissioning Support Manager<br/>Contracts Lead<br/>Chief Executive - Birmingham Mind<br/>Expert by Experience
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 3 Nov 2025
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
29 Sept 2025 → 31 Dec 2026 · 5 dates- Bids opened386 days ago29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline351 days ago3 Nov 2025
- Notice published252 days ago10 Feb 2026, 16:01 GMT
- Contract starts202 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Bids must remain valid untilin 73 days31 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete10 Feb 2026, 16:01 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOMENS CONSORTIUMSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 012062-2026-1 · WOMENS CONSORTIUMSME
- Signed
- 1 Jan 2026
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 31 Mar 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13bids | — | — | £1,436,550 – £1,436,550 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WOMENS CONSORTIUMAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria