AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust has published an award and contract notice for Enhanced Care Unit services within the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative. Two active contracts are recorded: ARCADIA CARE NO1 LIMITED (£16,045,050) and ELYSIUM HEALTHCARE LIMITED (£13,329,615). Both contracts are explicitly recorded as signed on 7 October 2026.
Published outcomeTwo suppliers were awarded contracts under the same procurement and related to lot 1. The published contract records allocate separate values to each supplier.
Market significanceThe two signed contracts total £29,374,665 including any exercised extension period, for psychiatric hospital services in the UKG region.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
ARCADIA CARE NO1 LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 095452-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 16045050 GBP · active contract; signed
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Award 095452-2026-1 is active and names Arcadia Care No1 Ltd. Its linked contract is active, valued at £16,045,050, and dated signed 7 October 2026. Verified company name: ARCADIA CARE NO1 LIMITED (company number 13775432).
ELYSIUM HEALTHCARE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 095452-2026-2 · Lots 1 · 13329615 GBP · active contract; signed
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Award 095452-2026-2 is active and names Elysium Healthcare Limited. Its linked contract is active, valued at £13,329,615, and dated signed 7 October 2026. Verified company name: ELYSIUM HEALTHCARE LIMITED (company number 04063391).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as "complete".
Award and contract notice
99% confidencePublished 9 October 2026
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Release history records notice 095452-2026, tagged "award" and "contract", released 2026-10-09.
Contract signature
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Both contract records have status "active" and dateSigned "2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00".
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is recorded with status "cancelled", while the associated awards and contracts are recorded active.
VALUES
Published values explained
ARCADIA CARE NO1 LIMITED contract value
99% confidence£16,045,050
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Contract 095452-2026-1 records £16,045,050.
ELYSIUM HEALTHCARE LIMITED contract value
99% confidence£13,329,615
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Contract 095452-2026-2 records £13,329,615.
Combined signed contract value
99% confidence£29,374,665
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Sum of the two separately recorded signed contract values: £16,045,050 plus £13,329,615.
Value coverage
90% confidenceValues include any exercised contract extensions
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The lot description says the stated provider values are for the full five years and include any exercised extensions.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence30 June 2026
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Release history records tender release 061383-2026 on 2026-06-30.
Submission deadline
99% confidence27 July 2026, 17:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-07-27T17:00:00+01:00.
Contracts signed
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Both contract records show dateSigned 2026-10-07.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Release history records release 095452-2026 on 2026-10-09.
Stated initial service period
93% confidence1 January 2027 to 31 March 2030
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Lot description states a three-year period from 1 January 2027 to 31 March 2030.
Stated extension period
93% confidence1 April 2030 to 31 March 2032
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Lot description states commissioners have an option to extend by two years over this period.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceEnhanced Care Unit services
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Procurement title is "Enhanced Care Unit" and the lot description refers to delivery of Enhanced Care Unit services.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 85111500 — Psychiatric hospital services
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Tender classification and item additional classification both specify CPV 85111500.
Delivery region
99% confidenceUKG
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The procurement item lists delivery address region UKG.
Collaborative context
98% confidenceWest Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative
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The description states the buyer acts as lead provider of the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The process records procurement_method_details as "Open procedure".
Award structure
99% confidenceTwo active awards linked to lot 1
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Two award records are active, each lists related lot 1 and a different supplier.
Published evaluation criteria
98% confidenceQuality criteria total 100%; price assessed pass/fail
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Lot 1 lists Social Value 10%, Access/Inequalities/Choice 25%, Quality & Innovation 35%, Integration/Collaboration/Sustainability 20%, Unseen Presentation 10%, and Price as pass/fail.
Bid and scoring results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Both contract records have status "active".
Initial term
93% confidence3 years (stated)
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Lot description specifies 1 January 2027 to 31 March 2030.
Extension option
93% confidenceUp to 2 additional years (stated option)
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Lot description states commissioners have an option for 1 April 2030 to 31 March 2032.
Contract start
97% confidenceNot explicitly recorded in contract data
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Process-level contract_start_at is null; the lot narrative states an intended service period beginning 1 January 2027.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Provider allocation
99% confidenceSeparate signed contract values are allocated to each of two providers
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Each active award has its own linked signed contract and value.
Market entry
92% confidenceBoth providers are described as new providers
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Lot description states Arcadia Care No1 Ltd and Elysium Healthcare Limited "have been identified as new Providers".
Price assessment
98% confidencePrice was pass/fail rather than weighted
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Award criteria list Price as cost with description "Pass/Fail".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contradictory lot and award records
99% confidenceLot 1 is marked cancelled, but both associated awards and contracts are active and signed
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Lot status is "cancelled"; awards and contracts are "active"; both contracts have dateSigned 7 October 2026.
Contract start data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the contract record
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contract_start_at is null. The narrative gives a stated service period but does not populate contract start data.
Award dates
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in award records
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Both extracted award_date fields are null.
Lot title and individual lot value
99% confidenceInformation not supplied
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Lot 1 has no title and no structured lot value.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source marks lot 1 as cancelled while recording two active, signed contracts linked to that lot; the notice does not explain this apparent status conflict.
- The contract record does not explicitly provide a contract start date; 1 January 2027 appears only in the lot narrative as the stated service period start.
- No award decision date, bid count, bidder list, tender scores, pricing breakdown, or detailed evaluation outcome is published.
- The published values are described as covering the full five-year period including any exercised extension; the notice does not provide values split between the initial and extension periods.
- No lot title or structured lot-level value is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Enhanced Care UnitBirmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation TrustARCADIA CARE NO1 LIMITEDELYSIUM HEALTHCARE LIMITEDpsychiatric hospital servicesWest Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Enhanced Care Unit contracts?
ARCADIA CARE NO1 LIMITED and ELYSIUM HEALTHCARE LIMITED each received an active award and signed contract.
What are the contract values?
The published signed values are £16,045,050 for ARCADIA CARE NO1 LIMITED and £13,329,615 for ELYSIUM HEALTHCARE LIMITED.
When were the contracts signed?
Both contract records state 7 October 2026.
What is the stated service period?
The lot narrative states an initial period from 1 January 2027 to 31 March 2030, with an optional extension to 31 March 2032.
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