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Eating Disorder Service

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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19 Aug 2026 at 16:22

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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19 Aug 2026 at 15:54

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is procuring specialist implementation support for its Eating Disorder Service within the Mental Health Clinical Board. The work concerns a service operating across Tier 2 and Tier 3 pathways with different organisational and governance arrangements. The intended support is to establish a single whole-pathway governance framework, introduce a routine service dashboard and improve paired outcome reporting. It also covers more consistent referral and assessment processes and preparation for Open Access arrangements in line with Welsh policy direction. This is a health and social work services requirement, delivered for the Board’s eating disorder service in Cardiff and the Vale area. The procurement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded on 19 August 2026 to Northstar Healthcare Consultancy Ltd. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The awarded value is £93,000 gross, in GBP. The primary contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 31 May 2027, with a maximum possible extension date of 30 November 2027. Renewal is dependent on outcomes and performance against key performance indicators. A signature milestone was scheduled for 1 September 2026. There is one completed lot, covering the full requirement. The award is active and the contract is intended to support implementation rather than routine clinical delivery.

This requirement is most relevant to healthcare consultancies with practical experience of eating disorder services and of improving mental health pathways across organisational boundaries. A credible competitor would need to understand Tier 2 and Tier 3 operating models, pathway governance, referral and assessment workflows, and Welsh policy expectations around Open Access arrangements. Useful capability would include designing service dashboards, defining and reporting paired outcomes, establishing key performance indicators, and turning performance evidence into service improvements. Suppliers should be able to work with a Mental Health Clinical Board and its clinical, operational and governance stakeholders, bringing structured implementation methods rather than only strategic advice. The award to an SME indicates that specialist smaller consultancies can be well placed for this type of focused healthcare transformation work.

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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/079172-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks 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
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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

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