Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Birmingham
Contact
Gail Bloxham
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG31 - Birmingham
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Female Medium Secure MH placement WEMSS
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Guild Lodge placement
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £256,923.50
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
- UKD - North West (England)
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
- UKF - East Midlands (England)
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKK - South West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of a female medium secure mental health placement. This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance; an urgent award under the PSR Regulations.
The lifetime value of the contract will be on a cost per case basis to a maximum value of £256,923.50 plus any additional EPC as required.
Contract start date is 1 December 2025.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: 'to address immediate risks to safety and quality of care / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 100
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
If clinically appropriate and in the best interests of the patient this agreement can be extended to support transition.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority
Explanation:
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.'
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 December 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Preston
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £256,923.50
Total value of the contract/lot: £256,923.50
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
'This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
An urgent award was needed due to the national decommissioning of the WEMSS, placements were needed for the patients who were placed within the WEMSS service. BSMHFT do not currently have a contract in place, so the urgent award was required to support this patient and to place the patient closest to family and support network. The contract will be for an initial 12 months, however, if after this period the patient still requires this placement, the agreement can be extended due to clinical implications and requirements.
This urgent award was approved by Commissioning Committee on 10 December 2025 and no conflicts of interest were declared.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
BSMHFT
Birmingham
Country
United Kingdom