Official UK procurement notice
CAMHS Psychiatric Liaison · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCAMHS Psychiatric Liaison provision is provided in A&Es throughout the West Midlands.
CPV: Psychiatric hospital services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1An urgent need has been identified to ensure CAMHS Psychiatric Liaison provision is…Awarded
An urgent need has been identified to ensure CAMHS Psychiatric Liaison provision is provided in A&Es throughout the West Midlands whilst a review of A&E is undertaken by Toucan to establish a longer-term plan, this has been procured using the Urgent Award route.
The contracts will run for 7 months, September 26 to March 27 with the service running for 6 months of this (October 26 to March 27).
The lifetime value of the contract is £1,589,175, split over 14 providers.
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
- 15 Sept 2026, 11:53 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Sept 2026, 11:53 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087233- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in 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.
This route was taken due to the urgent need for Psychiatric Liaisons to be present in A&E departments over the winter period when high usage is likely to cause system pressures.
There were no conflicts of interests declared during this process.
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. This route was taken due to the urgent need for Psychiatric Liaisons to be present in A&E departments over the winter period when high usage is likely to cause system pressures. There were no conflicts of interests declared during this process.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRMINGHAM WOMENS AND CHILDRENS NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTWest Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust - Psychiatric Liaison | £83,641 † | — | Awarded |
| Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustWest Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - Psychiatric Liaison | £167,281 † | — | Awarded |
| GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL NHS TRUSTWest Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust - Psychiatric Liaison | £83,641 † | — | Awarded |
| Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS TrustWest Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust- Psychiatric Liaison | £167,281 † | — | Awarded |
| Wye Valley NHS TrustWest Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: Wye Valley NHS Trust- Psychiatric Liaison | £83,641 † | — | Awarded |
| University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation TrustWest Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust- Psychiatric Liaison | £83,641 † | — | Awarded |
| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustWest Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: University Hospitals Birmingham - Psychiatric Liaison | £250,922 † | — | Awarded |
| University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS TrustWest Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: University Hospitals NHS Coventry and Warwickshire - Psychiatric Liaison | £83,641 † | — | Awarded |
| South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation TrustWest Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust - Psychiatric Liaison | £83,641 † | — | Awarded |
| The Dudley Group NHS Foundation TrustWest Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust - Psychiatric Liaison | £83,641 † | — | Awarded |
4 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
West Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust - Psychiatric Liaison · BIRMINGHAM WOMENS AND CHILDRENS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2026
- Value
- £83,641
- Status
- active
West Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - Psychiatric Liaison · Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2026
- Value
- £167,281
- Status
- active
West Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust - Psychiatric Liaison · GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL NHS TRUST
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2026
- Value
- £83,641
- Status
- active
West Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust- Psychiatric Liaison · Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2026
- Value
- £167,281
- Status
- active
West Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: Wye Valley NHS Trust- Psychiatric Liaison · Wye Valley NHS Trust
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2026
- Value
- £83,641
- Status
- active
West Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust- Psychiatric Liaison · University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2026
- Value
- £83,641
- Status
- active
West Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: University Hospitals Birmingham - Psychiatric Liaison · University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2026
- Value
- £250,922
- Status
- active
West Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: University Hospitals NHS Coventry and Warwickshire - Psychiatric Liaison · University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2026
- Value
- £83,641
- Status
- active
West Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust - Psychiatric Liaison · South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2026
- Value
- £83,641
- Status
- active
West Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust - Psychiatric Liaison · The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2026
- Value
- £83,641
- Status
- active
West Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust - Psychiatric Liaison
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2026
- Value
- £83,641
- Status
- active
West Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust - Psychiatric Liaison
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2026
- Value
- £167,281
- Status
- active
West Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust - Psychiatric Liaison
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2026
- Value
- £83,641
- Status
- active
West Midlands CYPMH Provider Collaborative Sub-Contract 2026/2027: The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust - Psychiatric Liaison
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2026
- Value
- £83,641
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Toucan Senior Leadership TeamReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
13 commercial parties on the notice- George Eliot Hospital NHS TrustAwarded supplier
- Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS TrustAwarded supplier
- Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS TrustAwarded supplier
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- The Dudley Group NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- The Royal Wolverhampton NHS TrustAwarded supplier
- University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust,Awarded supplier
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust,Awarded supplier
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Show 3 more suppliers
- Walsall Healthcare NHS TrustAwarded supplier
- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustAwarded supplier
- Wye Valley NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.