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Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust · NHS and health
In brief
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust has announced plans to buy healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
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Competition
Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for healthcare contracts in this region (from 147 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust are looking to develop a multi-agency collaborative to provide a Secure Patient Transport service for patients, to be conveyed in appropriate vehicles depending on security requirements and mobility type.<br/>It is intended to provide a high quality, patient led service to support patients detained under the Mental Health Act sectioned and voluntary patient at risk of absconding, causing harm to themselves, causing harm to others and in the interest of safety.<br/>The Contract is for the supply of secure vehicle patient transportation Service. This will be 24 hours per day, 365 days per year during the period of the contract including Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays and the service provided must be promptly executed. Vehicles must be available day and night to provide the service to the Trusts as required.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Prior information notice · notice 070148-2025
About the buyer
Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation TrustLast 12 months
Procurements
12Awards
9Suppliers it has used most for healthcare
- Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust4 contracts
- Claremont Living Group Limited1 contract
- Medexpress Ltd1 contract
- PCP Luton1 contract
- Prometheus Safe and Secure Ltd and Prometheus Complex Care Ltd1 contract
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From notice 070148-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 31 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.