Scope
Procurement reference
PQ0626
Procurement description
Birmingham City Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint an organisation for the delivery of Deep Engagement work with Communities of Identity within Birmingham aimed at increasing community health literacy, enhancing community capability for collective control of programme to address health inequalities, bringing community voice (including seldom heard voices) to strategy and policy development addressing health inequalities, and to utilise existing community strengths and capabilities to identify and provide solutions for communities’ health and wellbeing.
There is a requirement to deliver a range of public health interventions relating to community of identity specific health inequalities highlighted within the relevant Community health profiles. The interventions cover a range of outputs including focus groups with community members, one significant health inequality project per year and delivery of cultural intelligence training (based off the Birmingham Cultural Intelligence Framework (BCIF) to relevant wider system partners. Additionally, there is a requirement for community upskilling to build sustainability for community capacity in tackling health inequalities. The specifics of the delivery method and any supporting resources will be determined through the bidding process once the project is commissioned. Further details in the specification.
The contract for the services will commence on 19th January 2026 and will be in place for a period of 1 year with the option to extend for a further 1 year subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.
The contract(s) being procured have been split into Lots, as follows.
• Lot 1: Christian Deep Engagement Partner
• Lot 2: Sikh Deep Engagement Partner
Potential suppliers may apply for one or both lots. Separate contracts will be awarded for each Lot.
Total value (estimated, excluding VAT)
120000 GBP to 120000GBP
Contract dates (estimated)
19 January 2026, 00:00AM to 18 January 2027, 23:59PM
Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 19 January 2028
Contracting authority
Birmingham City Council
Identification register:
Address 1: Council House, 1 Victoria Square
Town/City: Birmingham
Postcode: B1 1BB
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc
Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCJJ-4826-QMLZ
NUTS code: UKG31
Contact name: Commercial and Procurement Services
Email: etendering@birmingham.gov.uk
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Is the total value above threshold?
Below threshold
Lots
Divided into 2 lots
Christian Deep Engagement Partner
Lot number: 1 Description
Christian - must include engagement with Black-led churches and South Asian churches. Further details in the tender documentation.
CPV classifications
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 85323000 - Community health services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
Lot value (estimated)
60000 GBP Excluding VAT
72000 GBP Including VAT
Sustainability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Contract start date (estimated)
19 January 2026, 00:00AM
Contract end date (estimated)
18 January 2027, 23:59PM
Extension end date (estimated)
19 January 2028, 23:59PM
Can the contract be extended?
Yes
Description of extensions
The contract is for 1 year with option to extend for a further 1 year subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.
Simple description of award criteria
The award criteria carries a total weighting of 100%, this is split between the following sections: The overall weighting for the quality criteria is 70%. The overall weighting for the price criteria is 30% For full details please refer to the procurement documents.
Sikh Deep Engagement Partner
Lot number: 2 Description
Sikh Deep Engagement Partner. Further details in the tender documentation.
CPV classifications
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
- 85323000 - Community health services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- 85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
Lot value (estimated)
60000 GBP Excluding VAT
72000 GBP Including VAT
Sustainability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Contract start date (estimated)
19 January 2026, 00:00AM
Contract end date (estimated)
18 January 2027, 23:59PM
Extension end date (estimated)
19 January 2028, 23:59PM
Can the contract be extended?
Yes
Description of extensions
The contract is for 1 year with option to extend for a further 1 year subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability.
Simple description of award criteria
The award criteria carries a total weighting of 100%, this is split between the following sections: The overall weighting for the quality criteria is 70%. The overall weighting for the price criteria is 30% For full details please refer to the procurement documents.
Tender submission deadline
11 November 2025, 12:00PM
Enquiry deadline
31 October 2025, 12:00PM
Submission address and any special instructions
This Request for Quotations is being issued using the Council's e-tendering system 'In-tend' and organisations must ensure that they are registered users. The procurement process will be managed using this system and therefore all bids must be submitted by Tenderers via the 'in-tend' system. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamccRegistration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function and you should not contact any individual directly either by email or by telephone. If you are already a registered user, you do not have to re-register. If you are unable to register with in-tend or are experiencing difficulties, please email the etendering@birmingham.gov.uk.Deadline for request for quotation is noon on 11th November 2025
May tenders be submitted electronically?
Yes
Tender submission deadline
11 November 2025, 12:00PM
Enquiry deadline
31 October 2025, 12:00PM
Submission address and any special instructions
This Request for Quotations is being issued using the Council's e-tendering system 'In-tend' and organisations must ensure that they are registered users. The procurement process will be managed using this system and therefore all bids must be submitted by Tenderers via the 'in-tend' system. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamccRegistration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function and you should not contact any individual directly either by email or by telephone. If you are already a registered user, you do not have to re-register. If you are unable to register with in-tend or are experiencing difficulties, please email the etendering@birmingham.gov.uk.Deadline for request for quotation is noon on 11th November 2025
May tenders be submitted electronically?
Yes