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Eating Disorder Service

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

28 Sep 2026 at 15:37

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

19 Aug 2026 at 16:22

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

19 Aug 2026 at 15:54

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cardiff & Vale University Health Board commissioned specialist implementation support for its Eating Disorder Service within the Mental Health Clinical Board. The work addresses fragmented Tier 2 and Tier 3 pathways, which have different organisational and governance arrangements. The service needs a whole-pathway governance framework, a routine service dashboard, improved paired outcome reporting and more consistent referral and assessment processes. Support is also intended to prepare the service for Open Access arrangements in line with Welsh policy direction. This is healthcare consultancy and service improvement work, delivered for the Health Board in Cardiff and Vale, Wales.

The procurement was awarded to Northstar Healthcare Consultancy Ltd, and the contract has been signed. The award was made on 19 August 2026, following a below-threshold direct award without competition. The contract is worth £93,000 and runs from 1 December 2026 to 31 May 2027, with a possible six-month extension at the Health Board’s discretion. The extension depends on outcomes and performance against key performance indicators. The procurement was divided into one lot, marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The published information does not state evaluation criteria; this was a direct award rather than a competed evaluation.

For consultancy firms serving NHS mental health providers, this award shows demand for practical implementation support that joins up eating disorder pathways across service tiers. A credible supplier would need to understand clinical service governance and be able to design a whole-pathway framework, build routine dashboards, improve paired outcome reporting, and standardise referral and assessment processes. Experience preparing services for Open Access arrangements in the Welsh policy context would be directly relevant. The requirement is a focused, time-limited improvement assignment rather than the delivery of clinical treatment itself. Northstar Healthcare Consultancy Ltd, an SME, was selected through a below-threshold direct award without competition, so the award demonstrates the buyer’s chosen route for this engagement, not a competitive assessment of supplier bids.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Eating Disorder Service

Notice Description

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, intends to award a contract to Northstar Healthcare Consultancy Ltd to support with specialist implementation support for the Eating Disorder Service within the Mental Health Clinical Board. The need has arisen because the current service operates across Tier 2 and Tier 3 pathways with different organisational and governance arrangements. There is no single whole-pathway governance framework, no routine service dashboard, limited paired outcome reporting, inconsistent referral and assessment processes, and a need to prepare for Open Access arrangements in line with Welsh policy direction.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e7eb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091537-2026
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
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£93,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£93,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 31 May 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF14 4HH
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Heath
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Northstar Healthcare Consultancy Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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