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19 Oct 2026 at 14:01

Summary of the contracting process

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board commissioned a Wakefield Community Builder role focused on helping young people transition to adult mental health support. The programme connects voluntary and community sector organisations with Connecting Care Hubs and Primary Care Networks, bridging community and statutory services and building on social prescribing. The work includes identifying and delivering training and engagement workshops, helping third-sector organisations find funding opportunities, and supporting them to work alongside the Connecting Care mental health offer. This is a health and social care service delivered in Wakefield, for organisations and partners contributing to the local community mental health offer.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Young Lives Consortium. It was let directly without competition as a below-threshold procurement. The contract was signed on 15 October 2026 and runs from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2029, with an option to extend by one year, to 31 March 2030. The contract value is £144,521.22 including gross value as stated. The procurement was structured as one lot. The award was for health and social work services. The published information does not set out a separate scored evaluation basis; the supplier was selected through the direct award route.

For organisations serving Wakefield’s voluntary and community sector, this award shows demand for a connector able to work across community provision, primary care and statutory mental health services. A credible provider needs to understand local social prescribing and community mental health pathways, build trusted relationships with third-sector groups, and translate those links into practical support for young people moving into adult services. Relevant capability includes designing and delivering training and engagement workshops, helping organisations identify funding, and enabling them to contribute effectively to the Connecting Care mental health offer. The requirement is suited to a provider with established community-sector reach and the capacity to sustain partnership working and programme delivery over a multi-year service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NHSWYICB - Wakefield Community Builder - Transition to Adults

Notice Description

The Community Builder programme, which commenced in 2022, works to ensure that Wakefield VCSE organisations become a fully integrated part of the community mental health offer. Community Builders work as the interface between the voluntary and community offer, Connecting Care Hubs and the Primary Care Networks and build on an existing rich social prescribing offer. This role has become an integral part of the Connecting Care mental health offer, bridging the gap between voluntary and statutory services. The Community Builder identifies opportunities for and delivers training, delivering specific engagement workshops, supporting third sector organisations in identifying funding opportunities and helping them to consider how they can work alongside the connecting care team mental health offer.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078acc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098509-2026
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
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£144,521 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
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

YOUNG LIVES CONSORTIUM

Further Information

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