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BNSSG ICB - Nilaari Agency: Community Link Worker Service

NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 17:13.

Opportunity overview

The service is designed to improve the mental health and wellbeing of people from Inner City and East Bristol's (ICE) most marginalised populations, specifically the Somali, African-Caribbean and South Asian communities as these communities have been identified as those who experience the poorest access to mainstream services and have the least satisfactory experiences of engaging with the system resulting in worse outcomes. The service will build on learning from the previous Culturally Responsive MH Support work.

Awarded to

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Nilaari Agency

Match pending…
Contract value
£342.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
6 Nov 2025
Award ID
018310-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-NHS S5Q0Q
Location
Bristol, UKK11, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Lots

  • NHS Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset ICB are using this notice as an intention to award notice. Direct Award C has been used for the award of this contract. The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract. The services provided are the service specification are not changing considerably. VCSE support to improve the mental health and wellbeing of people from Inner City and East Bristol's (ICE) most marginalised populations, specifically the Somali, African-Caribbean and South Asian communities as these communities have been identified as those who experience the poorest access to mainstream services BNSSG ICB is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. Contract term: 3 years 1/4/2026 - 31/3/2029 Approximate lifetime value of the contract: £342,348 (at 2025/26 value) This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Gloucestershire ICB are currently working together in a formal "clustering" arrangement to prepare for their merger into a single, new organisation (name to be confirmed), effective from 1st April 2027.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C371475
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 12th March 2026 (8 working days following publication of intention to award notice). This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85100000
Description
Health services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
NHS Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset ICB are using this notice as an intention to award notice. Direct Award C has been used for the award of this contract. The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract. The services provided are the service specification are not changing considerably. VCSE support to improve the mental health and wellbeing of people from Inner City and East Bristol's (ICE) most marginalised populations, specifically the Somali, African-Caribbean and South Asian communities as these communities have been identified as those who experience the poorest access to mainstream services BNSSG ICB is intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C. Contract term: 3 years 1/4/2026 - 31/3/2029 Approximate lifetime value of the contract: £342,348 (at 2025/26 value) This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners. NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Gloucestershire ICB are currently working together in a formal "clustering" arrangement to prepare for their merger into a single, new organisation (name to be confirmed), effective from 1st April 2027.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
80
Criterion 2
Name
Value
Type
cost
Description
20

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK11

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
Id
GB-FTS-144222

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS BRISTOL, NORTH SOMERSET AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
Floor 2, North Wing, 100 Temple Street
Locality
Bristol
Region
UKK11
Postal Code
BS16AG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
07
Description
Health
Organisation 2
Name
Nilaari Agency
Id
GB-NHS-S5Q0Q

Identifier

Legal Name
Nilaari Agency
Id
S5Q0Q
Scheme
GB-NHS

Address

Street Address
184 STAPLETON ROAD
Locality
Bristol
Region
UKK11
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
NHS Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire ICB
Id
GB-FTS-129372

Identifier

Legal Name
NHS Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire ICB

Address

Locality
Bristol
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
018310-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-NHS-S5Q0Q
Name
Nilaari Agency

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
018310-2026-1
Award ID
018310-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
6 Nov 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
342,348
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS16AG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK11

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 018310-2026award, contract ·