AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board awarded a direct, below-threshold contract for the Wakefield Community Builder – Adults service to NOVA WAKEFIELD DISTRICT LIMITED. The contract was signed on 15 October 2026 and is scheduled to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with a stated one-year extension option.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for NOVA WAKEFIELD DISTRICT LIMITED (award 1; lot 1).
Market significanceThis is a £158,522.10 gross health and social work services contract supporting integration of voluntary and community sector provision within Wakefield’s community mental health offer.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
NOVA WAKEFIELD DISTRICT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £158,522.10 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names source supplier “NOVA – Wakefield District”; supplier-verification data maps this to verified company NOVA WAKEFIELD DISTRICT LIMITED (company number 07183132). Contract 1, linked to award 1, records £158,522.10 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published notice is labelled “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is “complete”; award and contract status are “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 15 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-15.
Contract term
99% confidenceScheduled from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029
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Contract period records startDate 2027-04-01 and endDate 2029-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£158,522.10 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross £158,522.10 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAllocated to the sole recorded award and supplier
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The contract details notice records datePublished 2026-10-16.
Scheduled contract start
99% confidence1 April 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2027-04-01.
Scheduled base end
99% confidence31 March 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-03-31.
Maximum possible end
99% confidence31 March 2030
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2030-03-31 and the renewal description states an option to extend for one year.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceWakefield Community Builder – Adults
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Tender and contract title: “NHSWYICB - Wakefield Community Builder - Adults”.
Service purpose
98% confidenceCommunity-builder support connecting voluntary and community sector organisations, Connecting Care Hubs and Primary Care Networks within the community mental health offer
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Published description states Community Builders interface between the voluntary and community offer, Connecting Care Hubs and Primary Care Networks, and bridge voluntary and statutory services.
Activities described
98% confidenceTraining, engagement workshops, funding-opportunity support and support for third-sector organisations to work alongside the Connecting Care mental health team
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Published description lists these activities.
Classification
99% confidenceHealth and social work services (CPV 85000000)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 85000000.
Delivery area
98% confidenceWakefield (UKE45), United Kingdom
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Award delivery address is region UKE45, United Kingdom.
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 competition or bid-count information supplied beyond the stated without-competition procedure
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The published data identifies a below-threshold procurement without competition but supplies no bid count or evaluation information.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term
99% confidence2 years
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The stated period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029.
Extension option
99% confidenceOption to extend by 1 year
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Contract renewal description states “Option to extend for 1 Year”.
Maximum term
98% confidenceUp to 3 years, if the extension is exercised
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The maximum extent date is 31 March 2030, one year after the stated base end date.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract records aboveThreshold as false; tender procedure detail also states below threshold.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceThe requirement was placed directly through a below-threshold, without-competition procedure.
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Tender procurement method and detail state direct procurement and below threshold without competition.
Commercial scale
98% confidenceThe published gross contract value is £158,522.10 across the two-year base term.
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Contract value is £158,522.10 gross; scheduled base period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029.
Service positioning
98% confidenceThe requirement focuses on VCSE integration and community mental-health support in Wakefield.
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The description describes integration of Wakefield VCSE organisations into the community mental health offer.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified legal identity available
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Supplier verification status is verified and identifies NOVA WAKEFIELD DISTRICT LIMITED, company number 07183132.
Award-date information
99% confidenceAward date not supplied
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied award record.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is recorded as complete but its title, description and value are null.
Evaluation and competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, award rationale, scoring or evaluation detail is present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record does not provide an award decision date.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, separate value or pricing breakdown.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and savings.
- The extension is an option only; the supplied record does not establish whether it will be exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NOVA WAKEFIELD DISTRICT LIMITEDNHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardWakefield Community Builder Adultscommunity mental healthVCSEWakefieldpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Wakefield Community Builder – Adults contract?
NOVA WAKEFIELD DISTRICT LIMITED, verified as company number 07183132. The source notice names the supplier as NOVA – Wakefield District.
What is the value of the contract?
The published gross contract value is £158,522.10.
When does the contract run?
It is scheduled to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with an option to extend for one year.
How was the contract procured?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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