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Published 3 Aug 2026, 14:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Acute Carers · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£5,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

PSR Direct Award B for acute carer services, the minimum qualification can be found on the Atamis tender portal. All contracts awarded will be under a zero commitment agreement.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1PSR Direct Award B for acute carer services, contracts are being offered to all…Published value£5,000

PSR Direct Award B for acute carer services, contracts are being offered to all providers who meet the minimum criteria on a zero commitment basis. The requirement may be opened again where applicable. Additional information: These contracts will be on zero commitment and are offered to extend patient choice where alternative care provisions are required in the acute setting.

Delivery: UK
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Detailed in the specification documents.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
3 Aug 2026, 14:20 BST
Last source update
3 Aug 2026, 14:20 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Aug 2026 – …
Authority reference
C459813
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073222
Classification (CPV)
Health services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06da12 Find a Tender

Publisher note: PSR Direct Award B to enable patient choice.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Submission deadline
7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Aug 2026 → 1 Jan 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published87 days ago
    3 Aug 2026, 14:20 BST
  2. Submission deadline83 days ago
    7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened83 days ago
    7 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
  4. Today
    30 Oct 2026
  5. Bids must remain valid untilin 63 days
    1 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK, B15 2GWContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.