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The Council of the City of Wakefield · Local authority

In brief

The Council of the City of Wakefield has announced plans to buy care and healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £480,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 1 year, starting 1 April 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 19.5 bids per contract for care contracts in this region (from 176 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Wakefield Council is considering options to contract with VCSE organisations to supply services which will encourage more people who are economically inactive to consider employment as future goal. This project looks to improve, continue and grow the results of the current VCSE engagement programme delivered using Trailblazer funding in 2025/26. Currently the programme provides Social Prescribing and Counselling services to residents who are economically inactive due to health conditions or disabilities. The purpose of this market consultation is to assess the interest of VCSE providers in this work and to identify any other services which might be appropriate to this cohort in order to enable an informed decision to be made in relation to any procurement opportunities available to the Council from locally based VCSE organisations from across the district.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 019191-2026

About the buyer

The Council of the City of WakefieldLast 12 months

Procurements

101

Awards

79

Suppliers it has used most for care

All tenders and awards from The Council of the City of Wakefield

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From notice 019191-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 3 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.