Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
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 01213716817
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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
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
Provision of Secure Patient Transport
Reference number: PROC.90.027
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust are looking to develop a multi-agency collaborative to provide a Secure Patient Transport service for patients detained under the Mental Health Act sectioned and voluntary patient at risk of absconding, causing harm to themselves, causing harm to others and in the interest of safety.<br/><br/>The Contract is for the supply of secure vehicle patient transportation Service. This will be 24 hours per day, 365 days per year during the period of the contract including Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays and the service provided must be promptly executed. Vehicles must be available day and night to provide the service to the Trusts as required.<br/><br/>The Expected service commencement date is 1st of April 2026 and the duration of this contract will be 3 years, plus 2 years extension option.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
7 700 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
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 University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust are looking to develop a multi-agency collaborative to provide a Secure Patient Transport service for patients detained under the Mental Health Act sectioned and voluntary patient at risk of absconding, causing harm to themselves, causing harm to others and in the interest of safety.<br/><br/>This will be 24 hours per day, 365 day per year including Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday during the period of the contract and the service provided must be executed within 1 hour of the requested booking. Vehicles must be available day and night to provide the service to the Trusts as required as per the following:<br/><br/>- Core Hours: 07:01 to 19:00<br/>- Out of Hours: 19:01 to 07:00<br/><br/>The duration of this contract will be 3 years, plus 2 years extension option.<br/><br/>Provider (s) who express interest can access a copy of the Invitation to Tender Packs as well as the service specification on the Atamis e-Tendering Portal which can be accessed at https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome, Atamis Tender reference C405989.<br/><br/>The Trusts invite Provider(s) to register their interest and submit bids through the Atamis portal by Midnight on the 26/01/2026.<br/><br/>The route to market for this service falls in-scope of the Provider Selection Regime competitive process.<br/><br/>Any questions asked by Provider(s) must be submitted thorough the Atamis portal only and the Trust will publish anonymised answers through the same. The closing date for questions is 08/01/2026 by 17:00<br/><br/>All information provided to the Provider(s) by BSOL Procurement shall be regarded as<br/>confidential and used only to prepare a response to this tender.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
7 700 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2026
End:
31/03/2031
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
26/01/2026
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
26/01/2026
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
18/12/2025
Local time: 12:00
Place:
Birmingham
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
B15 2WB
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
B15 2WB
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
B15 2WB
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
18/12/2025