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Work and Health and/or Employment Support Services

NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 14:16.

Opportunity overview

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit, on behalf of NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board and NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board are seeking to put in place a framework agreement for suitably experienced and qualified providers of Work and Health and/or Employment Support Services. This event is aimed at providers who may be interested in being part of the framework agreement. We intend to give potential providers an overview of how the procurement process will be run, how the contract form will be structured and key areas they should look to be aware of in order to increase their chances of success in terms of being included on the framework. There will also be an opportunity to hear from the Commissioners in terms of their goals for the framework. Initial mini-competitions against the framework are likely to take in Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country's initial requirements under the WorkWell programme. It is also possible that other future requirements both from the ICB and Local Authority partners will utilise the framework. In terms of the service itself, suppliers who are on the framework will be required to carry out specific Work and Health and/or Employment Support provisions as programme opportunities present themselves. These will be specified as part of the mini-competitions run against the framework and individual specifications around these will be issued as and when these opportunities present themselves. Where applicable, providers will be expected to deliver these provisions in accordance with the applicable funding rules and appropriate guidance which may be linked to the funding stream(s). It is anticipated that the framework will be split into 6, headline lots with 12 sub-lots , these are generally geographical in nature with lot 6a and b covering pathways which cut across Birmingham and the Black Country. The lots are planned as follows: Lot 1a - Solihull Lot 1b - East Birmingham Lot 2a - North Birmingham Lot 2b - West Birmingham Lot 3a - Central Birmingham Lot 3b - South Birmingham Lot 4a - Dudley Lot 4b - Sandwell Lot 5a - Walsall Lot 5b - Wolverhampton Lot 6a Neuro-diverse pathways for Birmingham and Solihull Lot 6b - Neuro-diverse pathways for the Black Country

Classification

  • CPV79611000 — Job search services
  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services
  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work 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
ocds-h6vhtk-065d07
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
21 Jul 2026, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
The lotting structure has been updated to reflect the fact that some requirements may need to be procured over more discreet geographical areas than had been implied in the original notice.
Id
061251-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Oct 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79611000
Description
Job search services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG31
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKG32
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKG36
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKG37
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG38
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKG39
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Providers should register for a webinar, which will be run via Microsoft teams. The webinar is scheduled to run between 10am and 12 noon on Thursday, 16th July. Providers should visit the following link to register: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f16bb458-d8fd-4992-aa2f-75a0302d6b4c@37c354b2-85b0-47f5-b222-07b48d774ee3
Due
16 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
061251-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
30 Jun 2026, 13:26
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Id
GB-NHS-QHL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-NHS
Id
QHL

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWQY-9673-JBYN

Address

Street Address
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board Alpha Tower, 8th Floor, Suffolk Street Queensway
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B1 1TT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Name
Michael Barlow

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
NHS BLACK COUNTRY INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Id
GB-NHS-QUA

Identifier

Scheme
GB-NHS
Id
QUA

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCXW-1342-CXYV

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre, St Peter's Square
Locality
Wolverhampton
Postal Code
WV1 1SH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG39

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 3
Name
Birmingham City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PCJJ-4826-QMLZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCJJ-4826-QMLZ

Address

Street Address
Council House, 1 Victoria Square
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B1 1BB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B1 1TT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG31 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG32 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG36 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG37 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG38 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG39 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 017312-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 060896-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 061251-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·