Official UK procurement notice
NHSWYICB - Social Prescribing Service
Authority: NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe model moves away from high<br/>volume individual referral seeking and <br/>instead prioritises developing employer<br/>centred referral pathways through <br/>dedicated relationship management. It <br/>also introduces sustainable workplace <br/>culture change through Wellbeing Drop<br/>Ins and Social Prescribing Champions <br/>developed and embedded in workplaces. <br/>This approach aligns with the updated <br/>programme aim of supporting people in <br/>employment to remain in work and <br/>enables long-term impact within <br/>organisations.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the…Awarded
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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 and Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>Contract Period: 01/07/2026 - 31/06/2026<br/>Contract Value: £314,204. Additional information: The Health and Growth Workforce <br/>Accelerator is an NHS-backed pilot <br/>initiative that provides integrated health <br/>and employment support. It is designed <br/>to help people with health conditions stay <br/>in work, return to work after illness, or <br/>enter the workforce. The confirmation of <br/>funding and the timescales within which <br/>to procure the services was insufficient to <br/>allow for a procurement process. These <br/>factors were outside of the control of the <br/>contracting authority.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Jul 2026, 09:28 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Jul 2026, 09:28 BST
- Authority reference
C452864- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065436- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c926Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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 and Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR). 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 and Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.<br/><br/>The Health and Growth Workforce Accelerator is an NHS-backed pilot initiative that provides integrated health and employment support. It is designed to help people with health conditions stay in work, return to work after illness, or enter the workforce. The confirmation of funding and the timescales within which to procure the services was insufficient to allow for a procurement process. These factors were outside of the control of the contracting authority. <br/><br/>Approving details: <br/><br/>Wakefield Healthy Working Life <br/>Programme Board <br/> <br/>Wakefield Place Management Team <br/><br/>Assistant Director of Contracting<br/><br/>No conflict of interest declared
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Wakefield District LimitedSME | £314,204 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 065436-2026-1 · Nova Wakefield District LimitedSME
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Value
- £314,204
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelMediation body
- WYICB PSR Review PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Nova Wakefield District LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.