Coming up· published 25 Nov 2025
Individual Placement Support (IPS) Pre Market Engagement
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust · Birmingham, West Midlands
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust is planning Individual Placement Support (IPS) Pre Market Engagement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Birmingham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 26 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice updated
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 10:02
View notice2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 09:59
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2028
Contract ends
2 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust is planning Individual Placement Support (IPS) Pre Market Engagement. 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 £5,982,506. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2028. It lasts 2 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 26 November 2025. The notice number is 077096-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05e8d9. Bids are made through the buyer's Atamis portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, is engaging in a pre-market engagement for Individual Placement Support (IPS) Services. The procurement process, currently in the planning stage, is aimed at the health services industry and is located in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Interested parties are required to submit expressions of interest through the Atamis portal by 12 December 2025.
The contract, valued at approximately £5.98 million, is set to commence on 1 April 2026 and conclude on 31 March 2028.
The notice in full
This is a pre market engagement notice for IPS Services, full detail of the service can be found within the specification. Expressions of interest should be submitted no later than 12/12/2025. To access the notice please use the atamis portal - https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/ Search for the reference number C403483 and title "Individual Placement Support (IPS) Pre Market Engagement".
If there are any issues please contact the procurement team via the email listed on the notice.
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
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2028 (2 years)
- Suitable for
- 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
- Buyer's portal
- Atamis
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £5,982,506
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
- 077096-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e8d9
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Town
- Birmingham
- Postcode
- B1 3RB
- Electoral ward
- Edgbaston
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077096-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077094-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05e8d9 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Individual Placement Support (IPS) Pre Market Engagement
When will the Individual Placement Support (IPS) Pre Market Engagement 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 Individual Placement Support (IPS) Pre Market Engagement contract worth?
The estimated value is £5,982,506. The contract runs from 31 March 2026 to 31 March 2028 (2 years).
Who is the buyer for Individual Placement Support (IPS) Pre Market Engagement?
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust, based in Birmingham, West Midlands. The named contact is Ali Babu.
How do I bid for Individual Placement Support (IPS) Pre Market Engagement?
Register on the buyer's Atamis portal, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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