Mental Health Arts and Sports Project - C417233

Location

Haringey and Islington

Description

The project aims to support young people with histories of multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), who would not normally engage with mental health services, through the arts, sports, creative ventures or other activities co-produced and designed by the young people themselves and delivered by people trained in trauma awareness and supported by therapists.

Total Quantity or Scope

This notice relates to The project aims to support young people with histories of multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), who would not normally engage with mental health services, through the arts, sports, creative ventures or other activities co-produced and designed by the young people themselves and delivered by people trained in trauma awareness and supported by therapists. This notice is an intention to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award process C.The annual value of the contract is £260,000.00The lifetime value of the contract is £260,000.00The expiring contract ends 31/03/2026The contract term will be 1 Year with No Option to ExtendThe contract will start 01/04/2026 and end 31/03/2027

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

Justification: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed belowReason: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulationsExplanation: 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 decision makers by 17/03/2026This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Other Information

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 decision makers by 17/03/2026This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.Written representations should be sent to nclicb.nclcontractqueries@nhs.netDecision to award this contract was made by NCL ICB Committee on 24/02/2026 in line with the ICB's Standing Financial Instructions (SFI's)No Conflicts of Interest have been identifiedThe decision to award this contract was based on the assessment of the providers current and likely future performance to deliver the commissioned activity against the following key critera with the corresponding percentage value representing their importance.A score of 29.75% for Quality and innovation was awarded out of a possible 34%A score of 15% for Value was awarded out of a possible 20%A score of 18% for Integration, collaboration and service sustainability was awarded out of a possible 24%A score of 8.75% for Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice was awarded out of a possible 12%A score of 8.75% for Social value was awarded out of a possible 10%With a combined score of 80.5% out of a possible 100% it demonstrates the providers current and likely future performance to deliver the commissioned activity.