Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust
Unit 1, B1 50 Summer Hill Road
Birmingham
B1 3RB
UK
Contact person: Armelle Wollo
Telephone: +44 1213716817
E-mail: armelle.wollo@uhb.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKG31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
PROC.90.005 Recovery House Including Staffing
Reference number: C307660
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85121271
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a 24 hours, 7 day a week Recovery House Facility including staffing.<br/><br/>This service relates to the provision of short stay environments for individuals experiencing acute mental health crisis, aged 18+.<br/><br/>Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) and Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust Forward Thinking Birmingham are agreeing a multi-agency collaborative to provide short stay environments for individuals experiencing an acute mental health crisis, aged 18+.<br/><br/>Such a facility would provide a viable recovery-based resource for those who may be escalating toward a psychiatric inpatient admission and for those who may be considered for a step-down provision from an acute inpatient bed. It is intended to support those who would benefit from brief biopsychosocial interventions during short term crisis. The crisis would be viewed as “the moment when the typical activities of the service user’s day break down”.<br/>Commissioners are seeking an organisation that can provide accommodation and a shared staffing model.<br/>The Recovery House will be a 24 hours service and needs to be accessible 7 days a week.<br/>The facility must provide a safe environment and support in which service users will receive immediate assistance in identifying the nature of the crisis and how this may be addressed.<br/>This will be achieved by using a model of co-production, solution focused and other brief interventions. The expected duration of a service users stay will be a maximum of 7 nights.<br/><br/>There is substantial evidence that demonstrates Recovery houses support inpatient bed capacity, reduce bed days and improve flow. The Recovery house will be able to feed into this pathway for both service providers, for short term crisis admissions.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85312500
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Birmingham Women and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust Forward Thinking are agreeing a multi-agency collaborative to provide a 24 hours, 7 day a week short stay Recovery House Facility including staffing for individuals experiencing an acute mental health crisis, aged 18+.<br/><br/>To ensure compliance with the Trust Standing Financial Instructions and Public Procurement Regulations, the service has been competitively tendered using the Open Procedure via the Trust’s e-tendering portal.<br/>This notice is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process under the Provider selection regime to Birmingham Mind which is a new provider for this service.<br/><br/><br/>The contract is planned to commence from July 2025 for Three (3) years (plus extension options for up to Two (2) more years).<br/><br/><br/>The anticipated lifetime value of the contract is £5,000,000 over 3 years with the option to extend for up to 2 more years
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-034310
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Birmingham Mind
02024372
17 Graham Street
Birmingham
B1 3JR
UK
Telephone: +44 7801130524
NUTS: UKG3
Internet address(es)
URL: http://birminghammind.org
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
5 000 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
5 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The standstill period begins on the date after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 1st April 2025 midnight. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/><br/>Any representation should be sent via email to Amelia.Keavney@uhb.nhs.uk<br/><br/>The award decision-makers:<br/>Matthew Williams - Head of Nursing Urgent Care<br/>Jessica Asson – Service Manager<br/>Kevin Heffernan - Interim Director of Urgent Care Transformation BSOL<br/>Andrew Carter- Contract Manager<br/>Mark Godwin – Finance Manager <br/>Annie Cheatham – General Manager FTB<br/>Louise Lorne – Patients Flow Lead<br/><br/>No conflicts of interests have been identified in respect of this award.<br/><br/>The relative importance of the key criteria used for this award are reflected in the evaluation weighting below.<br/><br/>Key criteria weightings:<br/><br/>Criterion 1: Quality and innovation 25%<br/>Criterion 2: Value 25%<br/>Criterion 3: Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability 25%<br/>Criterion 4: Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice 15%<br/>Criterion 5: Social value and sustainability 10%<br/>TOTAL 100%<br/><br/>The relative importance of the key criteria used for this award are reflected in the evaluation weightings of above.<br/><br/>The proposed provider achieved the highest score in the evaluation against the key criteria.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Independent Choice and Procurement Panel.
Wellington House
London
SE1 8UG
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.england.nhs.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/03/2025