Official UK procurement notice
Mental Health Crisis Text Messaging Service
Authority: Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe crisis text service is defined by the comprehensive approach to supporting everyone in mental health crisis, irrespective of their background and demographics. The clinically led service aims to provide timely, accessible, and effective support including a range of interventions tailored to meet the diverse needs of service users in Birmingham and Solihull.
CPV: Miscellaneous health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The award of a contract relating to Mental Health Crisis Text Messaging Service; this…Awarded
The award of a contract relating to Mental Health Crisis Text Messaging Service; this notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process, for a 12 month period at a cost of £162,000 per annum.
This is a new service and the intention is to award to Mental Health Innovations, a new provider with BSMHFT
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
- 30 Apr 2025, 14:39 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Apr 2025, 14:39 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018056- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050a58Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 13/05/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to 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. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 13/05/2025 to emmamatthews@nhs.net . This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health Innovations | £162,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 018056-2025-1 · Mental Health Innovations
- Signed
- 30 Apr 2025
- Value
- £162,000
- 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- Mental Health InnovationsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.