Stale Pre-tender

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

Details

Buyer: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Value: £169,000
Topic: General-practitioner services
Published: 28 August 2025
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender 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. To submit interest for the Pre Market Engagement please do so via the e-tendering portal or contact Ali Babu (ali.babu@uhb.nhs.uk). Additional information: 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. To submit interest for the Pre Market Engagement please do so via the e-tendering portal or contact Ali Babu (ali.babu@uhb.nhs.uk).

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published28 August 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust buys as an NHS trust and hosts the BSOL Procurement Collaborative. The collaborative procures on behalf of five NHS organisations across Birmingham and Solihull. Simon Clarke leads its Senior Management Team as Managing Director. The team reports quarterly to a Partnership Board. Procurement and Supply Chain services span the wider Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System. The Healthcare Supply Association named the collaborative Procurement and Supply Chain Team of the Year in 2023.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust's contract awards have been in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, business services and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

85121100 · General-practitioner services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-hospitals-birmingham-nhs-foundation-trust.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-hospitals-birmingham-nhs-foundation-trust.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-hospitals-birmingham-nhs-foundation-trust.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-hospitals-birmingham-nhs-foundation-trust.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-hospitals-birmingham-nhs-foundation-trust.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@university-hospitals-birmingham-nhs-foundation-trust.gov