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Published 28 Aug 2025, 16:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Forensic Inpatients GP Services Pre-Market Engagement - PROC.90.025

Official notice

Authority: Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£169,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Dec 2026 · up to 31 Dec 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) for Forensic Inpatient GP Services .

This procurement is being conducted by Birmingham and Solihull Procurement Collaborative (BSOL) on behalf of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSHMFT).

The full detail regarding the service can be found within the service specification the tender portal. Contract start dates are estimations subject to required compliance for PSR routes following market engagement.

All information can be found on the Atamis Tendering Portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

Please search with the following contract title - Forensic Inpatients GP Services Pre-Market Engagement - PROC.90.025

Contract reference (Atamis) - C385831

CPV: General-practitioner services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 (1 yr) · up to 31 Dec 2028 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Aug 2025, 16:11 BST
Last source update
28 Aug 2025, 16:45 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052162
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
General-practitioner services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058fb5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

28 Aug 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    28 Aug 2025, 16:11 BST
  2. Market engagement
    5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

    This notice is for Preliminary Market Engagement (PME). All providers who submit a submission of interest will receive a PME questionnaire as well as an invitation slot to meet the authority (currently planned for 12th September).

    The deadline for expressions of interest is 5th September.

    All information can be found on the Atamis Tendering Portal health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗

    Please search with the following contract title - Forensic Inpatients GP Services Pre-Market Engagement - PROC.90.025

    Contract reference (Atamis) - C385831

  3. Tender notice expected393 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts302 days ago
    1 Jan 2026

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Aug 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 Aug 2025, 16:11 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 Aug 2025, 16:45 BST
    UK2
Published amendments (1)

Inclusion of link to Atamis where documents can be found

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PTMC-2127-TPCV Unit 1, B1 50 Summer Hill Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 3RBContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure