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Women’s Learning Disabilities & Autism Services Facilitator

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 18:28.

Opportunity overview

Birmingham 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.

Awarded to

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Midland Mencap

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£56.4k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Jan 2026
Award ID
016903-2026-1
Status
active
Location
Birmingham, UKG3, B32 3BZ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • Birmingham 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.<br/><br/>Contract starts 1st February 2026 ending 31st January 2027Value not stated

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
ocds-h6vhtk-065c11
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
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.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85100000
Description
Health services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Birmingham 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.<br/><br/>Contract starts 1st February 2026 ending 31st January 2027
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG3

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Id
GB-FTS-8526

Identifier

Legal Name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Street Address
Steelhouse Lane
Locality
Birmingham
Region
UKG
Postal Code
B4 6NH
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Armelle Wollo
Telephone
+44 1213716817

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
Midland Mencap
Id
GB-FTS-175401

Identifier

Legal Name
Midland Mencap

Address

Street Address
Pinewood, Woodgate Business Park, Bell Heath Way
Locality
Birmingham
Region
UKG3
Postal Code
B32 3BZ
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Telephone
+44 1214422944

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
1.8 University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Id
GB-FTS-125631

Identifier

Legal Name
1.8 University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Street Address
Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston,
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B15 2GW
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

reviewBody

Details

Award information

Award 1
Id
016903-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-175401
Name
Midland Mencap

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
016903-2026-1
Award ID
016903-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
30 Jan 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
56,400
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG · B4 6NH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG3

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 016903-2026award, contract ·