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: Leanne Wingrove
E-mail: leanne.wingrove@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
SLA - For the provision of Addiction Psychiatry Liver Liaison Service-BSMHFT/UHB
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of liaison and consultation service for liver unit service users undergoing assessments for liver transplant with underlying substance misuse or mental health comorbidities
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
216 644.80
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of liaison and consultation service for liver unit service users undergoing assessments for liver transplant with underlying substance misuse or mental health comorbidities
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: To address continuation of service.
/ Weighting: 100
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Refer to V1.3
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
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
19/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
N/A
Uffculme Centre, 52 Queensbridge Road
Birmingham
B13 8QY
UK
NUTS: UKG3
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 216 644.80
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract relates to the provision of a liaison and consultation service for liver unit service users undergoing assessment for liver transplantation who present with underlying substance misuse and/or mental health comorbidities.<br/><br/>The decision to award the contract has been made under Direct Award Process A, on the basis that the identified provider is the only provider capable of delivering the required services.<br/><br/>The decision maker was Vicky Blenkinsopp, Contracts Manager. No conflicts of interest were identified in relation to this decision.
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
19/03/2026