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NHS WYICB - Community Champions Covid Campaign

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

09 Sep 2026 at 08:50

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

20 Aug 2026 at 16:51

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

19 Aug 2026 at 15:06

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board procured community services for a unified Community Champions Covid Campaign across West Yorkshire. The requirement is a centrally coordinated but locally delivered vaccination community-champions model, based on successful local pilots. Its purpose is to increase vaccination uptake, reduce inequalities and support underserved communities. The work is led through the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector and involves community-facing activity rather than goods, construction or clinical treatment. The procurement is classified as provision of services to the community (CPV 75200000). The appointed organisation is Third Sector Leaders Kirklees, an SME based in Huddersfield. The opportunity is relevant to organisations with established community networks and the ability to engage locally with people who are underserved or less likely to access vaccination services.

This procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. The NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board used a direct award, justified by urgent Covid programme funding being confirmed shortly before delivery was due to start, leaving insufficient time for a full competitive tender. The award decision was dated 19 August 2026 and named Third Sector Leaders Kirklees as supplier, at £350,000 gross. The contract was signed on 3 September 2026 and runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. The award record also gives an initial contract period ending 31 May 2027. There was one lot, suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. The award is above the relevant threshold. A future signature milestone was due on 2 September 2026, following a standstill period ending on 1 September 2026.

For a supplier assessing future demand from this buyer, the requirement shows a need for a VCSE-led community engagement model that can operate across West Yorkshire while remaining locally delivered. Credible competitors would need practical experience of increasing vaccination uptake, reducing health inequalities and reaching underserved communities. They would also need trusted community relationships, the ability to work with people who may face barriers to accessing services, and the capacity to coordinate activity centrally across local networks. The selected supplier’s SME status and the lot’s suitability for SMEs and VCSEs indicate that a specialist community organisation can be competitive, provided it can demonstrate reliable delivery at regional scale, flexible mobilisation and effective collaboration with the NHS and community partners.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NHS WYICB - Community Champions Covid Campaign

Notice Description

West Yorkshire is developing a unified, flexible vaccination community-champions model--built on successful local pilots--to boost uptake, reduce inequalities, and support underserved communities through a centrally coordinated but locally delivered VCSE-led approach.

Procurement Information

There is insufficient time to undertake a full tender process. Funding for the Covid programme was confirmed by NHSE only shortly before the programme needs to start, making it impractical to complete a competitive procurement exercise without delaying service delivery.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e7d5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085165-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75200000 - Provision of services to the community

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£350,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£350,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
3 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD1 4AS
Postcode Area
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Bradford West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Third Sector Leaders Kirklees

Further Information

Notice Documents

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