AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS England has awarded and signed a direct, below-threshold contract to WORK PSYCHOLOGY HUB LTD for qualitative interviews supporting evaluation of the NHS Board Development Programme.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are reported for lot 1. The contract is signed, with a stated term from 14 October 2026 to 30 April 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier research and evaluation services engagement procured without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WORK PSYCHOLOGY HUB LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £24,570 excluding VAT; £29,484 including VAT GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award
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Award 1 names Work Psychology Hub Ltd as supplier. Supplier verification identifies verified legal name WORK PSYCHOLOGY HUB LTD (company number 11081092). The contract linked to award 1 states GBP 24,570 net and GBP 29,484 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement stage
99% confidenceContract
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Process stage is “contract”; release tags are award and contract.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Signature status
99% confidenceSigned on 14 October 2026
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Contract 1 provides dateSigned: 2026-10-14.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£24,570
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Contract 1 value.amount is 24570 GBP; amountGross is separately stated as 29484.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£29,484
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 29484 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-14.
Contract start
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence30 April 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-04-30T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-14T08:59:57+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceQualitative interviews to support evaluation of the NHS Board Development Programme
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Process description states: “Qualitative interviews to support the evaluation of the NHS Board Development Programme”.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 85100000 — Health services
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Award item 1 lists additional classification CPV 85100000, described as Health services.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender and award data each identify lot 1 only.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - without competition”.
Competition information
97% confidenceNo competitive process is indicated
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The published procedure detail expressly states without competition. Number of suppliers invited or quotations received is not supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence14 October 2026 to 30 April 2027
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Contract period provides these explicit start and end dates.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract form and detailed deliverables
98% confidenceUnknown beyond the published qualitative-interviews description
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-lot engagement valued at £24,570 excluding VAT
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One supplier is linked to the sole active award and one contract; the contract net value is GBP 24,570.
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold procurement without competition
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Published procurement method and detail state direct and below threshold without competition.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot separately published
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Award 1 has no award_date. The signed-contract date is published separately.
Notice wording versus contract record
99% confidenceThe process description says the contract starts on 1 November 2026, but the structured contract period states 14 October 2026
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Description says “this contract starts on the 1st November 2026”; contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-14. Both are reported without selecting an unsupported interpretation.
Lot-level value and scope
99% confidenceNot separately published
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Lot 1 has no title, description or value. The contract value is reported at contract level.
Evaluation and bid information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, award rationale, scores, pricing breakdown or evaluation information is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published description states a 1 November 2026 contract start, while the structured contract period states 14 October 2026; the source does not resolve this discrepancy.
- No separate award date is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information on invited suppliers, bids received, evaluation, award rationale, detailed pricing and contract extension options is not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS EnglandWORK PSYCHOLOGY HUB LTDBoard Development Programmequalitative interviewscontract awarddirect procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the NHS England Board Development Programmes qualitative interviews contract?
WORK PSYCHOLOGY HUB LTD won award 1. Its identity was verified by exact-name match to company number 11081092.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £24,570 excluding VAT and £29,484 including VAT.
Was the contract competed?
The notice describes it as a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
When does the contract end?
The structured contract record gives an end date of 30 April 2027.
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