Official UK procurement notice
Individual Placement Support Service
Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Most Suitable Provider intention to award notice for Individual Placement Support Services (IPS). The award is being made to the Shaw Trust. The value of the contract is £2,819,466.00, and the contract duration is for 12 months starting from 01/04/2026.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a intention to award notice for the Most Suitable Provider Process under the…Awarded
This is a intention to award notice for the Most Suitable Provider Process under the Provider Selection Regime, to Shaw Trust for Individual Placement Support Services. These services aim to help SMI patients in seeking and retaining meaningful employment.<br/><br/>The value of this contract is £2,819,466.00, and this is an existing provider. The provision of the services is planned to be provided from 01/04/2026 to 31/03/2027.<br/><br/>Contract is not yet awarded, selected as yes for system compatibility.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Jan 2026, 15:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Jan 2026, 15:24 GMT
- Authority reference
C419889- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008139- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06123fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This 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 decision makers by 10th February. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
Publisher note: This 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 [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR<br/><br/>Decision makers in this procurement included -<br/>Out of Hospital Services Category Manager<br/>Out of Hospital Services Assistant Category Manager<br/>Head of Mental Health Commissioning<br/>Mental Health Commissioning Manager<br/>Commissioning Support Manager
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Shaw Trust Limited | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 008139-2026-1 · The Shaw Trust Limited
- Signed
- 1 Jan 2026
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | £2,819,466 – £2,819,466 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Shaw TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.