Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 29 Jan 2026, 12:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Trailblazer - Deep Black · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 29 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to DEEP:BLACK LONDON

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Deep Black offers creative workshops and training to explore issues such as conflict, immigration, mental health and identity by creating safe spaces for challenging conversations. They engage with conflict in a holistic way through creative learning and inspiring high quality work, and through connecting with each other in order to inspire participation and ownership.

CPV: Psychiatrist or psychologist services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

This notice relates to Deep Black offers creative workshops and training to explore issues such as conflict, immigration, mental health and identity by creating safe spaces for challenging conversations. They engage with conflict in a holistic way through creative learning and inspiring high quality work, and through connecting with each other in order to inspire participation and ownership. <br/>This notice is an intention to award a contract to the existing provider following direct award process C.<br/>The annual value of the contract is £34,200.00<br/>The lifetime value of the contract is £171,000.00<br/>The expiring contract ends 31/03/2026<br/>The contract term will be 3 Years with 2 Year Option to Extend<br/>The contract will start 01/04/2026 and end 31/03/2029

Delivery: London · London

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Jan 2026, 12:27 GMT
Last source update
10 Mar 2026, 14:05 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-021353
Classification (CPV)
Psychiatrist or psychologist services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0611ef Find a Tender
Why no open competition

New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Published justification

Justification: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below<br/>Reason: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations<br/>Explanation: 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. <br/>Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 12/02/2026<br/>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 do not apply to this award. <br/>The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.<br/>Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 12/02/2026<br/>This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/>Written representations should be sent to [email protected]<br/>Decision to award this contract was made by NCL & NWL Executive Management Team on 11/12/2025 in line with the ICB's Standing Financial Instructions (SFI's)<br/>No Conflicts of Interest have been identified<br/>The 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.<br/>A score of 34% for Quality and innovation was awarded out of a possible 34%<br/>A score of 17.5% for Value was awarded out of a possible 20%<br/>A score of 24% for Integration, collaboration and service sustainability was awarded out of a possible 24%<br/>A score of 10% for Improving access, reducing health inequalities and facilitating choice was awarded out of a possible 12%<br/>A score of 10% for Social value was awarded out of a possible 10%<br/>With a combined score of 97.5% out of a possible 100% it demonstrates the providers current and likely future performance to deliver the commissioned activity."

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Textvi.3"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 mu…"This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. The existing provider is…

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DEEP:BLACK LONDONSME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids——£171,000 – £171,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Laycock PDC, Laycock Street, London, London, N1 1THContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DEEP:BLACK LONDONAwarded supplier07241106 Chestnuts Community Centre, 280 St. Ann's Road, London, England, N15 5BN, London, London, N15 5BN

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.