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Your Story, Your Power - Healing through narrative

BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 04:48.

Opportunity overview

A year long programme of 2 x weekly drop-in, creative arts for wellbeing sessions during which a stimulus will be provided for individual and collective storytelling and narrative making activities. This will be combined with a physical making activity using a different theme and artistic medium every week

Awarded to

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Mimar Collective CIC

Match pending…
Contract value
£49.9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Apr 2025
Award ID
034472-2025-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH Company number 13679748
Location
Birmingham, UKG, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85323000 — Community health services

Lots

  • This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance. Contract details: Mimar Collective CIC Contract start date: 01/05/2025 to 30/04/2026 12 month duration at a cost of £49,939.55 To deliver a year long programme of 2 x weekly drop-in, creative arts for wellbeing sessions during which a stimulus will be provided for individual and collective storytelling and narrative making activities. This will be combined with a physical making activity using a different theme and artistic medium every week The programme is designed to build a community of interest around the centre and to provide a pathway through which local people can access the services of the 24/7 centre.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0551f6
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Time limitation of pilot funded period (National pilot time frames as one of six national pilot sites). Meaningful engagement with local services for local people in keeping with the neighbourhood delivery model in alignment with National pilot principles. Culturally appropriate engagement in alignment with core pilot principles regarding co-production and addressing health inequalities.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
85323000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Community health services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_ARTISTIC
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance. Contract details: Mimar Collective CIC Contract start date: 01/05/2025 to 30/04/2026 12 month duration at a cost of £49,939.55 To deliver a year long programme of 2 x weekly drop-in, creative arts for wellbeing sessions during which a stimulus will be provided for individual and collective storytelling and narrative making activities. This will be combined with a physical making activity using a different theme and artistic medium every week The programme is designed to build a community of interest around the centre and to provide a pathway through which local people can access the services of the 24/7 centre.

Options

Description
On completion of the pilot, the proposed outcomes will be assessed and, if acceptable to the contracting authority, an extension will be proposed in line with the national pilot timescales

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG3

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-140442
Name
BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG31
Locality
Birmingham
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
07
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Health

Identifier

Legal Name
BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Gail Bloxham
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-Company number 13679748
Name
Mimar Collective CIC

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG
Locality
Birmingham
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Id
Company number 13679748
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Mimar Collective CIC
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-123665
Name
BSMHFT

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Birmingham
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
BSMHFT

Award information

Award 1
Id
034472-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-Company number 13679748
Name
Mimar Collective CIC

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
034472-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
034472-2025-1
Date Signed
1 May 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
49,939.55
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG3

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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