Awarded· 7 Feb 2025
WMCPC Admission and Triage Unit
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust · Birmingham, West Midlands
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust has awarded WMCPC Admission and Triage Unit. It is a contract for mental health support in Birmingham.
Source: Find a Tender, published 13 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2024
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About this tender
In brief
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust has awarded WMCPC Admission and Triage Unit. It is a contract for mental health support in Birmingham. The contract went to Active Young People Limited T/a Ivetsey Bank Hospital. It was awarded on 7 February 2025. The estimated value is £4,000,000.
It is run as an open procedure. Find a Tender published it on 13 May 2025. The notice number is 020864-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-04be12.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for the "WMCPC Admission and Triage Unit" has been completed by the Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, as the lead provider for the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative. This project falls under the services category with a focus on health services, specifically aimed at providing intensive mental health support to children and young people aged 13-18 in the West Midlands region.
The procurement follows the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, with a contract awarded using the Most Suitable Provider Process for a duration of two years, starting from 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2027. The contract, valued at £4,000,000, was formally awarded on 9th April 2025.
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The notice in full
Birmingham Women and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, as Lead Provider of the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative (WMCPC) (toucanwestmids.nhs.uk), commissioned an Admission and Triage Unit (ATU) for children and young people within the West Midlands (aged 13-18) who require intensive mental health support and a brief admission for assessment if required.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
The successful Provider will work to the following aims and objectives:
- Provide a safe place for young people who present with mental ill health, distress and/or display behaviours that challenges and/or have complex needs.
- Reduce/manage behaviours that challenge, working with the young person to reduce/prevent the need for the use of restrictive practices and/or inpatient services, wherever possible.
- Provide a safe bed-based service where an inpatient admission is being sought but a bed is not currently available, and it is deemed not safe for the young person to remain in their home or an acute ward.
- Provide access to inpatient care 24 hours a day 7 days a week, where the alternative may be within an inappropriate setting including remaining in a 136 suite or Emergency Department.
- Give time for the young person to de-escalate from their situation in a safe place and allow professionals further time to assess and determine appropriate service(s) and support for the young person to access.
- Support young people to receive timely and effective care in the least restrictive environment.
- Reduce inpatient admissions to Tier 4 CAMHS inpatient units and/or reduce inpatient bed days through early access to de-escalation.
- Provide a range of evidenced based therapeutic support for young person's recovery and de-escalation from their current situation.
- Provide specialist mental health assessment by a specialist multi-disciplinary team.
- Where appropriate, contribute to an existing formulation or commence a formulation following a holistic assessment of the young person's strengths and needs.
As a result of this Most Suitable Provider process, a Contract will be awarded to the successful Provider for a period of 2 years (1st April 2025 to 31st March 2027).
This notice is an intention to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider process. The Admission and Triage Unit is a new service. The most suitable provider identified is an existing provider.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Mental Health Support
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Active Young People Limited T/a Ivetsey Bank Hospital
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement method
- Open
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Planning, Tender, Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Buyer's portal
- Atamis
Values
- Tender value
- £4,000,000
- Contracts value
- £4,000,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 020864-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04be12
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Town
- Birmingham
- Postcode
- B4 6NH
- Electoral ward
- Ladywood
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Delivery area
- West Midlands (England)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Sub-region
- Birmingham
- Area
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Ola Shodipe
- Address
- Birmingham, B4 6NH · West Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Active Young People Limited T/a Ivetsey Bank Hospital
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about WMCPC Admission and Triage Unit
Who won the WMCPC Admission and Triage Unit contract?
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust awarded the contract to Active Young People Limited T/a Ivetsey Bank Hospital on 7 February 2025.
How much is the WMCPC Admission and Triage Unit contract worth?
The estimated value is £4,000,000.
Who is the buyer for WMCPC Admission and Triage Unit?
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, based in Birmingham, West Midlands. The named contact is Ola Shodipe.
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