AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust published an urgent Regulation 14 award for inpatient CAMHS specialised services. The current contract record names Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for lot 1, with a reported value of £292,755 and a 210-day period.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active and linked to Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. A separate active award record also names Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust as supplier; the source does not explain the relationship between the two award records.
Market significanceThis is a limited, urgent healthcare placement procurement without prior competition, for psychiatric hospital services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
82% confidenceAward 092286-2026-1 · Lots 1 · Unknown · Active award record
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The supplied award table lists this organisation as supplier for active award 092286-2026-1. It is also identified as the buyer elsewhere in the source.
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
98% confidenceAward 096051-2026-PSR Urgent Award (Regulation 14)-1 · Lots 1 · 292755 GBP · Active contract record
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The detailed award and contract records link Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to lot 1; the linked contract value is GBP 292,755.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published award and contract notice
98% confidence30 September 2026
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Release history records notice type "award, contract" on 2026-09-30.
Award and contract update
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Release history records "awardUpdate, contractUpdate" on 2026-10-12; the amendment says the provider was omitted from Find a Tender in error.
Current contract status
95% confidenceActive
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The contract and its linked award are both marked "active" in the detailed source data.
VALUES
Published values explained
Reported contract value
98% confidence£292,755
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The active contract linked to award 096051-2026-PSR Urgent Award (Regulation 14)-1 has value amount 292755, currency GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAllocated to the Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust contract record only
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No value is published against active award 092286-2026-1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice publication
99% confidence30 September 2026, 11:38 BST
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Process published_at and first release date are 2026-09-30T11:38:26+01:00.
Update publication
99% confidence12 October 2026, 12:59 BST
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Process source_updated_at and update release date are 2026-10-12T12:59:00+01:00.
Reported signature date
99% confidence11 September 2006
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The contract data contains dateSigned 2006-09-11.
Reported contract period
98% confidence210 days
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Lot 1 and the linked contract each specify durationInDays: 210.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
98% confidenceInpatient CAMHS specialised services / psychiatric hospital services
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Process description states urgent Tier 4 specialised CAMHS admission; CPV 85111500 is "Psychiatric hospital services".
Lot 1 requirement
96% confidenceImmediate hospital admission for a looked-after child close to their current address, outside the buyer’s commissioning region
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Lot 1 description states this requirement.
Delivery coverage published
96% confidenceUKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK regions
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The contract item lists these delivery regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method is "limited" and procurement_method_details states this wording.
Regulatory route
98% confidencePSR Regulation 14 urgent award
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The title and lot description explicitly describe an urgent award under PSR Regulation 14.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation or scoring information is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Duration
98% confidence210 days
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The lot contractPeriod and contract period each specify 210 days.
Amendment reason
96% confidenceCorrection to add the awarded provider to Find a Tender
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The amendment description says the provider awarded the contract was not entered; its rationale cites an error entered on Find a Tender.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Urgency driver
96% confidenceImmediate admission need drove the urgent award route
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Lot 1 says a looked-after child required immediate admission near their current address.
Provider correction
95% confidenceThe October update appears to correct the public record by adding the provider
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The amendment explicitly states that the provider awarded the contract had not been entered on Find a Tender.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting supplier/award records
99% confidenceTwo active award records name different suppliers for the same lot; the source does not state whether the earlier buyer-as-supplier entry was superseded or otherwise relates to the later provider record.
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Award 092286-2026-1 names Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, while the detailed active award and contract name Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Inconsistent reported signature date
99% confidenceThe reported 11 September 2006 signature date predates the 2026 notice publications by about 20 years.
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Contract dateSigned is 2006-09-11; releases are dated September and October 2026.
Supplier identity basis
98% confidenceNames are source NHS organisation names; no Companies House verification is applicable in the supplied supplier-verification data.
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Both supplier entries have supplier_identity_status "not_applicable" and GB-NHS identifiers.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes award dates, bid counts, evaluation detail, individual pricing and renewal terms.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Two active awards for lot 1 name different suppliers, and the published data does not resolve their relationship.
- The supplied contract signature date predates the 2026 notice publication dates and should not be used to infer a reliable signing timeline.
- No award date, competition metrics, evaluation results, lot-level pricing breakdown, explicit end date or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
inpatient CAMHS servicesPSR Regulation 14Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trustpsychiatric hospital servicesurgent award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named on the active CAMHS contract record?
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is named on the detailed active contract record for lot 1.
What is the reported contract value?
The contract record reports £292,755.
Was this competed openly?
No prior call for competition is recorded; the notice describes a limited urgent award procedure.
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