Scope
Description
The BSOL Procurement Collaborative, hosted by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is seeking to award a contract for Resuscitation Training on behalf of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust.
The training will comprise of provision of Resuscitation training, consisting of, as a minimum:
Both on and off-site training
E-Learning
Classroom learning
Delegate support
Administrative management
The Supplier shall also support the provision of clinical simulations to evidence what additional support and training is required.
The Supplier shall also be required to provide support for medical emergency reviews.
All training must meet national NHS and Resuscitation Council requirements.
The anticipated contract will be for a minimum of 3 years.
The anticipated annual number of training places to be delivered is as follows:
Quantity: 1030 Immediate Life Support (ILS) course places
Quantity: 96 Mother and Baby Life Support places
Quantity: 48 Adult and Paediatric Emergency Life Support places
Quantity: 72 Casualty Simulation session places
The actual numbers will be confirmed in the tender documents.
Training will be required at multiple sites/locations throughout the Birmingham and Solihull area. This may include training at Authority premises or at off-site locations.
Authority Profile
The organisation provides a comprehensive mental healthcare service for the residents of Birmingham and Solihull and to communities in the West Midlands and beyond.
The service operates out of more than 40 sites and serves a culturally diverse population of 1.3 million spread out over 172 square miles and has an annual income of £626m, a dedicated workforce of almost 5,000 staff and a range of local and regional partnerships, makes this service one of the most complex and specialist mental health foundation trusts in the country.
The services catchment population is ethnically diverse and characterised in places by high levels of deprivation, low earnings, and unemployment. These factors create a higher requirement for access to health services and a greater need for innovative ways of engaging people from the most affected areas.
Total value (estimated)
- £426,000 excluding VAT
- £511,200 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028
- Possible extension to 31 March 2029
- 3 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 80560000 - Health and first-aid training services
Contract locations
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
Engagement
Engagement deadline
18 November 2025
Engagement process description
Prior to the start of the formal procurement process, the BSOL Procurement Collaborative seeks expressions of interest from potential Suppliers wishing to tender for this opportunity.
We reserve the right to exchange information about goods and services to be provided, this may take the form of a market engagement event and/or issue a Supplier questionnaire.
Suppliers wishing to participate, should express an interest in the first instance via the health family single e-Commercial system portal. (Atamis) by Monday 17th November 2025.
https://suppliersupport.atamis.co.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/4614579849119-Login-to-the-Portal
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
1 December 2025
Contracting authority
BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- NHS Organisation Data Service: RXT
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTMC-2127-TPCV
Uffculme Centre, 52 Queensbridge Road
Birmingham
B13 8QY
United Kingdom
Email: claire.mcgarrity@uhb.nhs.uk
Website: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/
Region: UKG31 - Birmingham
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
University Hosptials Birmigham NHS Trust
Summary of their role in this procurement: Birmingham & Solihull Procurement Collaborative, hosted by University Hospitals Birmingham will be managing the procurement of this contract
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDNX-7464-XBYY
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Birmingham
B15 2GN
United Kingdom
Region: UKG31 - Birmingham