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Secure Patients Transport- Market Engagement

BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 11:54.

Opportunity overview

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust are looking to develop a multi-agency collaborative to provide a Secure Patient Transport service for patients, to be conveyed in appropriate vehicles depending on security requirements and mobility type. It is intended to provide a high quality, patient led service to support patients detained under the Mental Health Act sectioned and voluntary patient at risk of absconding, causing harm to themselves, causing harm to others and in the interest of safety. The Contract is for the supply of secure vehicle patient transportation Service. This will be 24 hours per day, 365 days per year during the period of the contract including Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays and the service provided must be promptly executed. Vehicles must be available day and night to provide the service to the Trusts as required.

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

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
PROC.90.0027
Status
planning
Main Procurement Category
services

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
070147-2025
Description
Please register your interest on the Atamis Portal : https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome Contract Ref C396633.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
070139-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
31 Oct 2025, 14:38
Entry 2
Id
070147-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
31 Oct 2025, 14:53

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
17 Nov 2025, 23:59
Description
The BSOL (Birmingham and Solihull) Procurement Collaborative (hosted by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust) acting on behalf of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMH), University Hospital Birmingham (UHB) is currently preparing to initiate a collaborative procurement exercise and intention to issue a tender opportunity for the provision of Secure Patient Transport. The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders. Prior to initiating the procurement, the authorities wish to establish the level of market interest in participating in the procurement process by engaging with Provider (s) for feedback regarding service delivery, lotting structure and draft specification. Provider (s) who express interest can access a copy of the Pre-engagement Packs as well as the draft service specification on Atamis, to which the authorities welcome feedback and comments by 17:00 on the 17/11/2025 as there is a planned virtual Provider meeting organised for the 26th and 25th of November 2025. The Trust invite Provider(s) to confirm their interest through the Atamis portal by 17:00 on the 17/11/2025 following which will be invited to a virtual 121 meeting on the 26th of 27th of November 2025 ( dates are not flexibles and individual times/days to be agreed on the 18/11/2025) which will comprise of a presentation and Q&A. The route to market for this service falls in-scope of the Provider Selection Regime with the specific procedure(s) as yet to be confirmed. If you wish to participate, please confirm in writing via the Atamis portal by 17:00 on 17/11/2025. Any questions asked by Provider(s) must be submitted thorough the Atamis portal only and the Trust will publish anonymised questions plus responses through the same. The closing date for questions is 12 noon 14.11.2025. Provider(s) invited to the meeting on 26th and 27th are asked to provide their presentation slides by Midday on the 21.11.2025 and submitted through the Atamis portal. Please be advised that this notice is not a formal call for competition and participation in this pre-market engagement day is voluntary. All information provided to the Provider(s) by BSOL Procurement shall be regarded as confidential and used only to prepare a response to this market engagement.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-NHS-RXT
Name
BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG31
Country
GB
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B13 8QY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Uffculme Centre, 52 Queensbridge Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
RXT
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Name
Armelle Wollo

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PTMC-2127-TPCV
Scheme
GB-PPON
Organisation 2
Id
GB-NHS-RRK
Name
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG31
Country
GB
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B15 2WB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Mindelsohn Way

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
RRK
Scheme
GB-NHS

Contact

Name
Armelle Wollo

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PWVL-6877-BXXV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B13 8QY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05d824-2025-10-31T14:53:56ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·