Official UK procurement notice
BSL NHS Talking Therapies
Authority: Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of British Sign Language NHS Talking Therapies for deaf patients registered with Birmingham and Solihull GPs.
CPV: Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of British Sign Language NHS Talking Therapies for deaf patients registered…Awarded
Provision of British Sign Language NHS Talking Therapies for deaf patients registered with Birmingham and Solihull GPs.
This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance
- the lifetime value of the contract will not exceed £42,511
- the date of this agreement will commence from 20 February 2026.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Feb 2026, 16:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Feb 2026, 16:38 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016645- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065b7eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Regulation 14 was applied to this decision due to clinical need and the lack of an existing contract being in place for patients to access BSL Talking Therapies. The decision to award was presented by the Deputy Director of Commissioning & Transformation, BSOL Mental Health, Learning Disabilities & Autism Provider Collaborative, Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust to the BSMHFT MHPC Executive Steering Group on 24 February 2026 for approval. No conflicts of interest were declared and approval to award was granted.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SignHealth London | £42,511 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 016645-2026-1 · SignHealth London
- Signed
- 19 Feb 2026
- Value
- £42,511
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- BSMHFTReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sign HealthAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.