✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 16:31.
Opportunity overview
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 publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 26 March 2025 to gail.bloxham@nhs.net. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
The award decision was approved by BSMHFT MHPC Commissioning Committee on 3 March 2025. No conflicts were declared. Key criteria were presented and the current provider is able to demonstrate that they have delivered under their previous contractual arrangement and BSMHFT is confident that this delivery will continue under a new contract.
Awarded to
Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
Scope, procedure and submissions
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04ece4
Main Procurement Category
services
Legal basis
Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX
Classification
Scheme
CPV
Id
85140000
Description
Miscellaneous health services
Amendments
Entry 1
Id
3
Description
Contract details:
Contract services: Provision of a mental health crisis cafe and counselling service
Contract start date: 01/04/2025
Contract end date: 31/03/2027
Buyer, suppliers and contacts
Organisation 1
Name
BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Id
GB-FTS-140442
Identifier
Legal Name
BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust published a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention-to-award notice for a mental health crisis café and counselling service. The notice says the contract had not yet formally been awarded and that representations were to be made by 26 March 2025. It describes the existing provider's prior delivery as the basis for confidence in continued delivery.
Who this may suit
This appears to be an intention to award using a procedure without prior competition, rather than an open competitive opportunity. Supplier participation or representation eligibility is not stated.
Key points identified
Representations deadlineRepresentations by providers were to be made by 26 March 2025.Evidence: "Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 26 March 2025 to gail.bloxham@nhs.net."
Prior delivery evidenceThe notice says the current provider demonstrated delivery under its previous contractual arrangement; this is stated as an award-decision rationale, not as a published requirement for other suppliers.Evidence: "the current provider is able to demonstrate that they have delivered under their previous contractual arrangement"
Supplier eligibilityUnknown.Evidence: No supplier selection or eligibility criteria are provided.
91% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust published a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention-to-award notice for a mental health crisis café and counselling service. The notice says the contract had not yet formally been awarded and that representations were to be made by 26 March 2025. It describes the existing provider's prior delivery as the basis for confidence in continued delivery.
Who this may suit
This appears to be an intention to award using a procedure without prior competition, rather than an open competitive opportunity. Supplier participation or representation eligibility is not stated.
Key deliverables
Mental health crisis café service
Counselling service
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Representations deadline
99% confidence
Representations by providers were to be made by 26 March 2025.
View supporting evidence
"Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 26 March 2025 to gail.bloxham@nhs.net."
Prior delivery evidence
94% confidence
The notice says the current provider demonstrated delivery under its previous contractual arrangement; this is stated as an award-decision rationale, not as a published requirement for other suppliers.
View supporting evidence
"the current provider is able to demonstrate that they have delivered under their previous contractual arrangement"
Supplier eligibility
98% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No supplier selection or eligibility criteria are provided.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
The source does not state whether the opportunity is suitable for SMEs.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
The source does not state whether the opportunity is suitable for VCSEs.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No minimum or maximum contract value or currency is supplied.
Contract term
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No contract start or end date is supplied.
Commercial terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No pricing, payment or contractual terms are supplied.
Delivery
Service scope
99% confidence
Provision of a mental health crisis café and counselling.
View supporting evidence
Opportunity title: "Provision of a mental health crisis cafe and counselling".
Delivery location
97% confidence
Unknown; Birmingham is identified as the buyer location only.
View supporting evidence
Location record is labelled "Buyer location" and gives Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Delivery timetable
99% confidence
Unknown.
View supporting evidence
No contract start or end date is supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Regime
99% confidence
Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.
View supporting evidence
"The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023."
Procedure
98% confidence
Limited procedure / award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.
View supporting evidence
Source metadata states procurement method "limited" and procurement method details "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition".
Notice character
99% confidence
Intention to award, with a standstill period.
View supporting evidence
"This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice" and "The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period."
Award status
99% confidence
The notice states that the contract had not yet formally been awarded.
View supporting evidence
"This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR."
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Conflicting status and chronology metadata
99% confidence
The source labels the record as open/tender, but the description identifies an intention-to-award notice under PSR, says no formal award had yet occurred, and sets a representations deadline of 26 March 2025. The displayed publication timestamp is 4 April 2025, after that deadline, while the source URL and source-updated timestamp reference 2026. These source fields are inconsistent; no current participation status can be determined from the supplied evidence.
View supporting evidence
Display status: "open"; stage: "tender"; description: "intention to award" and representations deadline "26 March 2025"; published_at: "2025-04-04"; source URL contains "Notice/096649-2026"; source_updated_at: "2026-10-13".
No competitive call indicated
98% confidence
The procedure is described as an award without prior publication of a call for competition, which may limit opportunities for new suppliers.
View supporting evidence
Procurement method details: "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition".
Incomplete commercial and delivery information
98% confidence
No value, contract dates, detailed service specification, delivery location, or terms are supplied.
View supporting evidence
Relevant source fields are null or absent; the only location is explicitly labelled buyer location.
ProcuraAxis analysis supplements, but does not replace, the original notice and tender documents. Always verify eligibility, deadlines and commercial terms with the issuing authority.
Continue in your ProcuraAxis workspaceFree account · Full approved analysis