AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board has awarded and signed a direct, below-threshold contract with Young Lives Consortium for the Wakefield Community Builder – Transition to Adults service. The contract is stated to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with a one-year extension option.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are reported for Young Lives Consortium. The published gross contract value is £144,521.22.
Market significanceThe procurement supports community mental-health integration in Wakefield, linking voluntary and community sector provision with Connecting Care Hubs, Primary Care Networks and social prescribing.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Young Lives Consortium
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 144521.22 GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names Young Lives Consortium as supplier and is linked to contract 1. Contract 1 reports a gross value of GBP 144,521.22.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The source identifies the notice as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender" (UK7).
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete" and the source process status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly gives dateSigned as 2026-10-15.
Contract start
99% confidence1 April 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2027-04-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£144,521.22 gross
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Contract 1 value gives amountGross 144521.22 and currency GBP; amount is also 144521.22.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAllocated to the single published contract and supplier
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The notice contains one award, one supplier and one contract, all identified as 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-19T14:02:03+01:00.
Initial contract term
99% confidence1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2027-04-01 and 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
99% confidenceWakefield Community Builder – Transition to Adults
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This is the published procurement and contract title.
Service purpose
97% confidenceCommunity mental-health integration between VCSE provision, Connecting Care Hubs, Primary Care Networks and social prescribing
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The published description states that Community Builders provide this interface and bridge voluntary and statutory services.
Activities
97% confidenceTraining, engagement workshops, funding-opportunity support for third-sector organisations, and support for joint working with the Connecting Care mental-health offer
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These activities are listed in the published description.
Category
99% confidenceHealth and social work services (CPV 85000000)
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Award item 1 carries CPV 85000000, described as Health and social work services.
Lot structure
96% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1); no lot title or detailed lot description supplied
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Tender and award records reference lot 1, while its title and description are null.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - without competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, bidder list, evaluation results or award rationale supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence2 years
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The stated period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029.
Extension option
99% confidenceOption to extend for 1 year
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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal description states "Option to extend for 1 Year".
Maximum term
98% confidenceUp to 3 years, if the extension is used
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The initial end date is 31 March 2029 and maxExtentDate is 31 March 2030.
Pricing detail
98% confidenceA total gross contract value is published; pricing structure and payment terms are not supplied
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Contract 1 publishes a gross value but no pricing schedule or payment terms.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThis was a direct below-threshold procurement without competition
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The published procedure detail states "Below threshold - without competition".
Addressable service model
90% confidenceThe contract concerns community-facing mental-health coordination and VCSE capacity-building rather than a separately described clinical service
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The scope describes interface work, training, workshops, funding support and coordination with community mental-health services.
Award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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The notice does not publish evaluation, selection or rationale information.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
98% confidenceSource supplier name retained as published; no Companies House verification was applicable
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Supplier identity status is "not_applicable"; no verified company name or company number is supplied, and no name mismatch is flagged.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified but has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 title, description and value are null in the supplied data.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No submissions, bidders, scores, criteria results or award rationale are present.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No payment terms, pricing breakdown or performance measures are included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not publish a lot title, lot description or separate lot value for Lot 1.
- Information on bids, competing suppliers, evaluation, award rationale and scoring was not supplied in the published notice.
- Pricing breakdown, payment terms, service levels and performance measures were not supplied in the published notice.
- The supplier identity is published under a GB-PPON identifier; no Companies House-verified legal company name or company number was supplied, although no source-name mismatch was flagged.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Young Lives ConsortiumNHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care BoardWakefield Community BuilderTransition to Adultscommunity mental healthVCSEdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Wakefield Community Builder – Transition to Adults contract?
Young Lives Consortium is the named supplier for award 1.
What is the published contract value?
The published gross contract value is £144,521.22.
When does the contract run?
The initial stated term is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with an option to extend for one year to 31 March 2030.
Was the contract competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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