BNSSG ICB - Nilaari Agency: Community Link Worker Service

Description

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. Lot 1: 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.