Official UK procurement notice
Women’s Learning Disabilities & Autism Services Facilitator
Authority: Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBirmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust (BWCNFT) encompasses Birmingham Children’s Hospital, and Birmingham Women’s Hospital. <br/>BWCNFT receives 641,000 visits from patients each year and has a workforce of 6,000 staff. <br/>BWCNFT is a tertiary specialist unit providing the UK some of the most advanced treatments, complex surgical procedures and cutting-edge research, to improve care today and develop even better care for the future.<br/>BWCNFT also includes Parkview clinic, one of the largest Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the country, with a dedicated inpatient Eating Disorder Unit and Acute Assessment Unit for regional referrals of children and young people who require an inpatient admission to treat their ongoing mental health (Tier 4).<br/>This service specification is inclusive of BWCNFT inpatients who had a diagnosed learning disability and/or are autistic.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Feb 2026, 13:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Feb 2026, 13:44 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016903- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065c11Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Any gap in provision would present an immediate risk to patient safety and cause operational disruption to essential NHS services.<br/><br/>To ensure continuity of care and avoid harm to patients, a time-limited urgent award is being made to the incumbent provider. The incumbent is fully mobilised, clinically embedded, and able to maintain seamless service delivery without interruption.<br/><br/>This award is strictly necessary and proportionate to safeguard patient safety and maintain operational continuity while longer-term arrangements are progressed in accordance with the Provider Selection Regime.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Mencap | £56,400 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 016903-2026-1 · Midland Mencap
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2026
- Value
- £56,400
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- 1.8 University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Midland MencapAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.