AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board awarded a direct, below-threshold Community Builder service for older adults in Wakefield to AGE UK WAKEFIELD DISTRICT. The contract was signed on 15 October 2026, is due to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, and includes a one-year extension option.
Published outcomeAGE UK WAKEFIELD DISTRICT is the named supplier for award and contract 1. The published contract value is £156,179.22 gross.
Market significanceThis is a focused VCSE-delivered community mental-health support service, procured without competition. The published record identifies one supplier and one lot, with no competitive evaluation or pricing detail.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
AGE UK WAKEFIELD DISTRICT
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 156179.22 GBP · Verified supplier; linked to active award and contract
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Supplier verification identifies AGE UK WAKEFIELD DISTRICT, company number 04512958. Award 1 names the supplier and contract 1 is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published notice is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
96% confidenceActive; future commencement
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Contract 1 has status “active”, with a start date of 1 April 2027.
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-15.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£156,179.22 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross £156,179.22 in GBP.
Value basis
90% confidenceNot stated
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The contract record publishes gross and amount values but does not state whether the amount includes the extension option or provide a pricing breakdown.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-16T16:30:52+01:00.
Contract signature date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Contract start
99% confidence1 April 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2027-04-01.
Initial contract end
99% confidence31 March 2029
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-03-31.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence31 March 2030
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2030-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
98% confidenceCommunity Builder service for older adults
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Opportunity title is “Community Builder - Older Adults | Age UK Wakefield”.
Service activities
96% confidenceLinks VCSE organisations with Connecting Care Hubs and Primary Care Networks; includes training, engagement workshops, funding support and support for third-sector collaboration.
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Published description sets out the Community Builder role and activities.
Procurement category
99% confidenceHealth and social work services (CPV 85000000)
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Award item additional classification is CPV 85000000.
Delivery area
96% confidenceWakefield region (UKE45), United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UKE45.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is “direct”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - without competition”.
Competition information
97% confidenceNo competition or evaluation information published
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The notice states procurement without competition and provides no bid count, scores or evaluation detail.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence2 years
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The published period runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029.
Extension option
99% confidenceUp to 1 year
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Contract renewal description states “Option to extend for 1 Year”; maxExtentDate is 31 March 2030.
Renewal provision
99% confidenceYes
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Contract field hasRenewal is true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold procurement without competition
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The tender records direct procurement and “Below threshold - without competition”.
Market structure
98% confidenceSingle published supplier for a single published lot
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1 only.
Commercial transparency
94% confidenceThe notice publishes a gross contract value and extension option, but not rates, pricing schedule, performance measures or award rationale.
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These details are not present in the supplied contract details notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification returned AGE UK WAKEFIELD DISTRICT, company number 04512958, with verified status.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is identified but its title, description and value fields are null.
Commercial detail availability
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, award decision date, evaluation rationale, scores, pricing breakdown or performance information is included in the supplied data.
Value interpretation
96% confidenceExtension-value treatment is unclear
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A contract value of £156,179.22 and a one-year extension option are published, but the notice does not state whether the value includes the optional extension.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide a lot title or description beyond the overall opportunity description, nor an individual lot value.
- The published value does not state whether it includes the one-year extension option.
- No award date, competing-bid information, evaluation results, award rationale, rates, pricing breakdown or performance measures were supplied.
- The contract is marked active and signed, but its published start date is in the future; this analysis does not treat it as commenced service delivery.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
AGE UK WAKEFIELD DISTRICTNHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardWakefield Community Builderolder adultscommunity mental healthVCSEFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Community Builder - Older Adults contract?
AGE UK WAKEFIELD DISTRICT, verified under company number 04512958, is the named supplier.
What is the published contract value?
The published gross contract value is £156,179.22. The notice does not state whether this includes the optional extension year.
When does the contract run?
It is due to start on 1 April 2027 and end on 31 March 2029, with an option to extend for one year to 31 March 2030.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice describes it as a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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