Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Solihull Action Through Advocacy SME, St Andrews Healthcare, Ways For Wellbeing SME, Birmingham Irish Association, Flourish Community Health Collaborative CIC, BFB Labs, Autism West Midlands, Ordinary Magic CIC, Birmingham Disability Resource Centre, Seven Up Charity
- Value
- £966,275 across 10 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Miscellaneous health services (CPV 85140000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 013001-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Feb 2026
- Published12 Feb 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
This procurement involved an invitation to submit bids for funding relating to the priorities of the Learning Disability and Autism Transformation Group. This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process to a number of successful providers. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £966,275 for 18 month period, contract commencement date of 01/03/2026. The contracts are to be awarded for new services, to a range of providers currently commissioned and newly commissioned in Birmingham and Solihull.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Outcome from the invitation to submit bids for Priorities of the Learning Disability and Autism Transformation Group | Solihull Action Through Advocacy SME | £176k |
| Outcome from the invitation to submit bids for Priorities of the Learning Disability and Autism Transformation Group | St Andrews Healthcare | £12,000 |
| Outcome from the invitation to submit bids for Priorities of the Learning Disability and Autism Transformation Group | Ways For Wellbeing SME | £170k |
| Outcome from the invitation to submit bids for Priorities of the Learning Disability and Autism Transformation Group | Birmingham Irish Association | £150k |
| Outcome from the invitation to submit bids for Priorities of the Learning Disability and Autism Transformation Group | Flourish Community Health Collaborative CIC | £140k |
| Outcome from the invitation to submit bids for Priorities of the Learning Disability and Autism Transformation Group | BFB Labs | £80,000 |
| Outcome from the invitation to submit bids for Priorities of the Learning Disability and Autism Transformation Group | Autism West Midlands | £78,000 |
| Outcome from the invitation to submit bids for Priorities of the Learning Disability and Autism Transformation Group | Ordinary Magic CIC | £75,000 |
| Outcome from the invitation to submit bids for Priorities of the Learning Disability and Autism Transformation Group | Birmingham Disability Resource Centre | £69,867 |
| Outcome from the invitation to submit bids for Priorities of the Learning Disability and Autism Transformation Group | Seven Up Charity | £15,000 |
About the suppliers
Solihull Action Through Advocacy: every public contract they have won.
Ways For Wellbeing: every public contract they have won.
Birmingham Irish Association: every public contract they have won.
Flourish Community Health Collaborative CIC: every public contract they have won.
BFB Labs: every public contract they have won.
Autism West Midlands: every public contract they have won.
Ordinary Magic CIC: every public contract they have won.
Birmingham Disability Resource Centre: every public contract they have won.
Seven Up Charity: every public contract they have won.
St Andrews Healthcare: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05176998).