Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Scorex House, West 1 Bolton Road
Bradford
BD1 4AS
UK
Contact person: Rachel McCluskey
E-mail: wyicb-kirk.procurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKE4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
NHSWYICB - THRIVE - Techniques for Health and Resilience in Healthcare Environments.
Reference number: C468390
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of a Staff Health, Wellbeing and Resilience Programme for eligible NHS staff working within Wakefield. The service will deliver THRIVE wellbeing courses and residential retreats designed to improve wellbeing, resilience and staff retention.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
61 665.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE45
Main site or place of performance:
Wakefield
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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: 01/10/2026 - 31/03/2027<br/><br/>Contract Value: £61,665
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: To address immediate risks to safety and quality of care.
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: To address immediate risks to safety and quality of care.
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The THRIVE Staff Health, Wellbeing and Resilience Programme forms part of the Wakefield Economic Accelerator Programme and is intended to provide targeted wellbeing and resilience support for NHS staff working within Wakefield. The service is required to support delivery of the approved programme and associated workforce wellbeing objectives within the available funding period. Due to the late notice of the funding, there was insufficient time to conduct a procurement process therefore an urgent award was made in accordance to PSR (Provider Selection Regime).
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the Directive
Explanation
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.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/09/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Thrive Well Strategies Ltd
66 Seventh Avenue
York
YO31 0UQ
UK
NUTS: UKE21
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 61 665.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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 award must be made urgently to enable delivery of the service within the approved programme timescales.<br/>The service will deliver targeted wellbeing interventions, including wellbeing courses and residential retreats, for NHS staff working in Wakefield.<br/>Delaying the award to undertake a full application of the PSR would impact the planned commencement of the programme and the delivery of approved workforce wellbeing support during the funded period. The urgent award route has therefore been utilised to facilitate mobilisation and delivery of the service within the required timeframe. Due to the late notice of the funding, there was insufficient time to conduct a procurement process therefore an urgent award was made in accordance to PSR (Provider Selection Regime).<br/><br/><br/>No Conflict of Interest raised<br/><br/>Approver: Wakefield Place Management Team & Principal Contracts Manager
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
WYICB PSR Review Panel
Scorex House, West 1 Bolton Road
Bradford
BD1 4AS
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel
London
London
SE1 8UG
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/how-commissioning-is-changing/nhs-provider-selection-regime/independent-patient-choice-and-procurement-panel/
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Scorex House, West 1 Bolton Road
Bradford
BD1 4AS
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/09/2026