Provision of Mental Health School Teams

Official notice

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

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG3)

Awarded value£1,300,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Apr 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Compass

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of mental health school team service in Birmingham, relating to Waves 13 and 14

CPV: Miscellaneous health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Contract relating to the provision of mental health school teams, in Birmingham, for…Awarded

Contract relating to the provision of mental health school teams, in Birmingham, for Waves 13 and 14. This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance (this is an urgent award) with an estimated lifetime value of circa £1,300,000 commencing 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Delivery: West Midlands

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: 1 Apr 2026, 14:42 BST
Last source update: 1 Apr 2026, 14:42 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-030421
Classification (CPV): Miscellaneous health services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067add Find a Tender

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: Reduced timeframes available to the contracting authority to mobilise and train new teams within Birmingham

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 award was made under urgent circumstances due to the reduced timescales involved and is for a 12 month period, during which time, formal processes will be commenced. No conflicts of interest were identified during approval at BSMHFT Planning and Development Committee on 26 March 2026.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,300,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Compass	£1,300,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 030421-2026-1 · Compass
Signed
1 Apr 2025
Value
£1,300,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Birmingham, West MidlandsContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

BSMHFTReview body Birmingham

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CompassAwarded supplierGB-CHC: Registered charity number 518048 York, West Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.