Official UK procurement notice
BNSSG ICB -St Mungos: Assertive Contact and Engagement (ACE)
Authority: NHS Bristol North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAssertive Contact and Engagement Service working with the following groups:
- 16 years old and over.
- With a Bristol GP or eligible for Bristol GP.
- Not engaged with mental health services.
- Significant issues with mental wellbeing, plus complex barriers to engaging in help to address these.
- Most clients will exhibit frequent contact (for example 5 times in last 12 months) with emergency services and/or crisis services.e.g. A&E, Place of Safety/136 suite, crisis team/line, street triage, social care referral, homeless advice.
Complexity in some of these areas:
a) Severe risk of harm to themselves, from others, or towards others
b) Severe isolation - e.g. rarely leaves dwelling
c) If with a current supportive service - not engaging and subsequently at risk of being discharged.
d) Homeless / vulnerably housed.
e) Problematic drug and alcohol use.
f) Related to culture or ethnicity.
Provides 1:1 engagement. Service also includes group based support for those who don't meet the referral criteria and additionally, provides training on MH conditions to other groups and organisations across Bristol.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1NHS Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset ICB are using this notice as an…Awarded
NHS Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset ICB are using this notice as an intention to award notice.
NHS Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset ICB intent to award this contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C.
Assertive Contact and Engagement Service working with the following groups:
- 16 years old and over.
- With a Bristol GP or eligible for Bristol GP.
- Not engaged with mental health services.
- Significant issues with mental wellbeing, plus complex barriers to engaging in help to address these.
- Most clients will exhibit frequent contact (for example 5 times in last 12 months) with emergency services and/or crisis services.e.g. A&E, Place of Safety/136 suite, crisis team/line, street triage, social care referral, homeless advice.
Complexity in some of these areas:
a) Severe risk of harm to themselves, from others, or towards others
b) Severe isolation - e.g. rarely leaves dwelling
c) If with a current supportive service - not engaging and subsequently at risk of being discharged.
d) Homeless / vulnerably housed.
e) Problematic drug and alcohol use.
f) Related to culture or ethnicity.
Provides 1:1 engagement. Service also includes group based support for those who don't meet the referral criteria and additionally, provides training on MH conditions to other groups and organisations across Bristol.
The contract has been awarded for the period 01/04/2026 - 31/03/2029 with no provision for extension included.
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.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Mar 2026, 11:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Jun 2026, 11:30 BST
- Authority reference
BNSSG_ICB_2024-2026_STMUNGOS_MH- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060239- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065f49Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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.
Publisher note: 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 and The Procurement Act 2023 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 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.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1)
This serves notice as a Contract Award Notice following the completion of standstill with no representation to the award. The date of contract award is 1st April 2026 - 31st March 2029 The Contract value minimum of £3,205,858.11, based on £1,068,619.37 in 26-27 (year 1) but will need to factor in potential uplift in years 2 and 3. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract …
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mungo Community Housing AssociationVCSE | £3,142,074 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 018324-2026-1 · St Mungo Community Housing AssociationVCSE
- Signed
- 6 Nov 2025
- Value
- £3,142,074
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
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| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- St Mungo'sAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.