Coming up· published 28 Aug 2025
Forensic Inpatients GP Services Pre-Market Engagement - PROC.90.025
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust · Birmingham, West Midlands
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust is planning Forensic Inpatients GP Services Pre-Market Engagement - PROC.90.025. It is a contract for other health and social care in Birmingham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 28 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 15:11
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust is planning Forensic Inpatients GP Services Pre-Market Engagement - PROC.90.025. It is a contract for other health and social care in Birmingham. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £169,000. The contract runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026. It lasts 1 year.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 28 August 2025. The notice number is 052139-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-058fb3.
Summary of the contracting process
The Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust is initiating a tender for forensic inpatients GP services under the Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) stage, focusing on the services industry category. This procurement is led by the Birmingham and Solihull Procurement Collaborative (BSOL) with the contract scheduled to begin on 1st January 2026 and conclude on 31st December 2026, with a potential extension to 31st December 2028.
The organisation is involved in preliminary planning, welcoming expressions of interest by 5th September 2025, ahead of inviting interested providers for discussions currently planned for 12th September 2025. This notice aims to engage the market and ensure compliance with the Provider Selection Regime (PSR), foreseeing a future notice by 1st October 2025.
This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses involved in providing general-practitioner services, particularly those that are small and medium enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs). Engaging in this procurement could result in a significant contract valued at approximately £169,000 net, providing access to sustained work within the central government public authority framework.
SMEs and VCSEs well-versed in the requirements of the mental health sector, particularly those with experience in forensic settings, would be ideally positioned to leverage their expertise and meet the specifications of this contract.
The notice in full
This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) for Forensic Inpatient GP Services . This procurement is being conducted by Birmingham and Solihull Procurement Collaborative (BSOL) on behalf of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSHMFT). The full detail regarding the service can be found within the service specification the tender portal.
Contract start dates are estimations subject to required compliance for PSR routes following market engagement.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2026 (1 year)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £169,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 052139-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058fb3
- CPV code
- 85121100 - General-practitioner services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Town
- Birmingham
- Postcode
- B1 3RB
- Electoral ward
- Soho & Jewellery Quarter
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Region
- West Midlands
- Sub-region
- Birmingham
- Area
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Ali Babu
- Address
- Birmingham, B1 3RB · West Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about Forensic Inpatients GP Services Pre-Market Engagement - PROC.90.025
When will the Forensic Inpatients GP Services Pre-Market Engagement - PROC.90.025 tender open?
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Forensic Inpatients GP Services Pre-Market Engagement - PROC.90.025 contract worth?
The estimated value is £169,000. The contract runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Forensic Inpatients GP Services Pre-Market Engagement - PROC.90.025?
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust, based in Birmingham, West Midlands. The named contact is Ali Babu.
How do I bid for Forensic Inpatients GP Services Pre-Market Engagement - PROC.90.025?
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