Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
B15 2WB
UK
Contact person: Ali Babu
E-mail: ali.babu@uhb.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKG3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.uhb.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
Community Counselling - PROC.90.0029
Reference number: C387018
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85312320
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a PSR Competitive Process Award. For clarity, the suppliers being awarded from this competitive process are -<br/><br/>Lot 1 – Trustees Women’s Consortium <br/>Lot 2 – Trustees Women’s Consortium<br/>Lot 3 – Trustees Women’s Consortium<br/>Lot 4 – Trustees Women’s Consortium<br/>Lot 5 – Gateway Family Services <br/>Lot 6 - Trustees Women’s Consortium<br/><br/>The criteria for this procurement was the PSR key criteria and can be found within the tender documentation.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 436 550.26
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG31
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement is for counselling services for Birmingham Solihull Mental Health Learning Disability and Autism Provider Collaborative. The procurement was conducted by Birmingham Solihull Procurement Collaborative. Counselling services are to be provided across the 6 Birmingham localities, aimed at increasing access and reducing healthcare inequalities. <br/><br/>This is an intention to award a contract under the competitive process with an approximate lifetime value of 1,436,550.26.<br/><br/>This is a new service with new providers, and is intended to be provided between 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2028, with an option to extend for a further two years ( 1+1).<br/><br/>The awarded providers are <br/><br/>Lot 1 – Trustees Women’s Consortium <br/>Lot 2 – Trustees Women’s Consortium<br/>Lot 3 – Trustees Women’s Consortium<br/>Lot 4 – Trustees Women’s Consortium<br/>Lot 5 – Gateway Family Services <br/>Lot 6 - Trustees Women’s Consortium
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
II.2.14) Additional information
This procurement is being conducted by BSOL procurement collaborative on behalf of the authority. The contract is not yet awarded as this is an intention to award notice under PSR.
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:
2025/S 000-060648
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
01/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
WOMENS CONSORTIUM
06954256
Quayside Tower, 252-260 Broad Street, Birmingham,
Birmingham
B1 2H
UK
Telephone: +0 774690190
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://womensconsortium.org.uk
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:
1 436 550.26
GBP
/ Highest offer:
1 436 550.26
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
his 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 day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 23rd February. 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 representations should be made to - ali.babu@uhb.nhs.uk or any alternative contact upon unavailability.<br/><br/>Decision makers include -<br/>Out of Hospital Services Category Manager<br/>Mental Health Commissioning Manager<br/>Community Senior Transformation and Commissioning Manager<br/>Deputy Head of Quality<br/>Finance Manager<br/>Commissioning Support Manager<br/>Contracts Lead<br/>Chief Executive - Birmingham Mind<br/>Expert by Experience
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.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/02/2026