Market Engagement for a Recovery House Facility for Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Birmingham Women and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Forward Thinking Birmingham.

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1. University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) host the Birmingham and Solihull (BSOL) Procurement Collaborative, a shared procurement service acting on behalf of multiple Trusts within the Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System. 2. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to alert potential suppliers to an opportunity to provide a Recovery House Facility for Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Birmingham Women and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Forward Thinking Birmingham. 3. A supplier engagement day will take place in Birmingham on 20 March 2024 (actual date & time to be confirmed). Suppliers will be given the opportunity to present to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Birmingham Women and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Forward Thinking Birmingham. 4. This PIN does not formally signify the beginning of a procurement and does not constitute a commitment the Trusts to undertake any procurement exercise. In the event that the Trusts decide to tender for the above mentioned tender, this will be issued via the HealthFamily (Atamis) portal. 5. Potential suppliers should register their interest in this procurement via the HealthFamily (Atamis) portal by 17:00 on 6 March 2024 to ensure they are kept up to date on this opportunity to attend a Supplier Engagement Day in March. (Date to be confirmed with suppliers after the PIN interest deadline of the 6 March 2024), when suppliers will present on the procurement opportunity. 6. Your message must clearly state: - the name of this procurement Recovery House (Atamis reference: C238465) - the name of the registered supplier; and - the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. 7. Potential suppliers should provide presentation slides by 17:00 on 6 March 2024. The presentation must follow the brief set out by the Trust's which can be found in the attachments or documents area. 8. The closing date for any questions is 17:00 on 21.02.24. All supplier questions must be sent to the Atamis portal. 9. The Supplier Engagement Day does not form part of a formal procurement process and the Trusts reserves the right to decide whether or not to proceed with the procurement. Potential suppliers shall be solely responsible for any costs which they incur as a result of participating in any aspect of this supplier engagement exercise.