Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Nova Wakefield District Limited SME
- Value
- £314,204
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 065436-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Jun 2026
- Published13 Jul 2026Published 27 days after the contract date
Description
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.
About the supplier
Nova Wakefield District Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07183132).