Notice Information
Notice Title
Your Story, Your Power - Healing through narrative
Notice Description
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
Lot Information
Lot 1
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 PS49,939.55 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: 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
Procurement Information
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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0551f6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034472-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85323000 - Community health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £49,939 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Apr 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Gail Bloxham
- Contact Email
- gail.bloxham@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- TLG3 West Midlands
-
- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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