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title: "Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) and Asset Based Workforce Development (ABWD)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-067d4c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)"
published: "2026-04-07"
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# Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) and Asset Based Workforce Development (ABWD)

Buyer: NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067d4c

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## Summary

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services, hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust, has concluded an award process for the delivery of an Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) and Asset Based Workforce Development (ABWD) programme. This procurement falls within the education and training services category, and the awarded contract will be executed across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, and Pembrokeshire. The procurement process, which was a direct award without competition, leads to a contract valued at £90,000 gross, with a net amount of £75,000. The contract, aimed at embedding the Social Model for Health and Wellbeing, is scheduled to begin on 11th May 2026 and conclude on 10th May 2029, with Nurture Development as the supplier.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in community and workforce development to engage in meaningful change within the health and wellbeing sector. SMEs with a focus on education, training, and those capable of swift mobilisation to meet critical timelines are well-suited to compete in similar procurements. This contract provides a platform for businesses to leverage their specialist capabilities in delivering integrated development programmes, particularly those with a strong contextual understanding of regional health challenges and the capacity to tailor culturally competent delivery solutions. Engaging in such contracts can offer growth prospects by enhancing business portfolios and building expertise within public health frameworks.

## Notice

Hywel Dda University Health Board intends to award a contract for the delivery of an Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) and Asset Based Workforce Development (ABWD) programme to Nurture Development via a direct award route. This programme is central to the region's commitment to embed the Social Model for Health and Wellbeing (SMfHW) and will underpin system wide cultural change across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. The work requires a provider with the rare ability to integrate ABCD and ABWD approaches, deliver large scale workforce development, and align directly with the SMfHW Delivery Plan (2025-2028). This includes delivery of leadership engagement, workforce surveys, community based insight gathering, immersive training, mentoring, and a Train the Trainer model within tight delivery timelines. Dr Russell is the only provider able to deliver this package to the required technical standard and within the timescales available. This is due to the following factors: * Unique specialist expertise in both ABCD and ABWD, combined with experience in system wide cultural change--expertise not available from other UK providers, who typically specialise in only one of these domains. * Established alignment with the Hywel Dda SMfHW programme, including existing knowledge of the region's Charter, Principles, Maturity Matrix, and ongoing workstreams, removing the need for lengthy orientation and ensuring continuity. * Ability to mobilise immediately, which is essential to meet financial year and delivery commitments. Alternative national providers have mobilisation lead times of 6-12 months and cannot commence within the required window. * Contextual understanding of West Wales, including rurality, population health challenges and partnership infrastructure, ensuring the programme is locally relevant and operationally feasible. * Capacity to deliver in person across the region, and to provide culturally competent delivery tailored to local needs, including the ability to incorporate Welsh medium content where needed. Given the urgent timelines, the technical specificity of the programme, and the absence of any alternative provider capable of delivering the integrated ABCD/ABWD model at the required scale, pace and depth, a direct award to Nurture Development represents the only viable and value for money option to fulfil the Health Board's obligations and deliver on the regional SMfHW commitments

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031610-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 10 May 2026 - 10 May 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £75,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS WALES SHARED SERVICES PARTNERSHIP-PROCUREMENT SERVICES (HOSTED BY VELINDRE UNIVERSITY NHS TRUST) |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF14 3UZ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Gabalfa |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NURTURE DEVELOPMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 7 Apr 2026 at 15:19 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031610-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031610-2026
  7th April 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://nwssp.nhs.wales/ourservices/procurement-services/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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