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All-age Early Intervention and Prevention Service for Eating Disorders

NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board

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03 Sep 2026 at 16:19

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Summary of the contracting process

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board is procuring an all-age early intervention and prevention service for eating disorders. The service is a county-wide, community-based offer for people with early-stage or emerging eating disorder presentations and wider difficulties with eating. It also supports families and carers. This is a health service requirement delivered across Derby and Derbyshire, covering children, young people and adults rather than a specialist service limited to one age group. The requirement is intended to provide early support and prevention before difficulties develop into more established eating disorders. Organisations with experience delivering community-based eating disorder support, early intervention, prevention services and family or carer support are the most relevant potential competitors for this type of requirement.

The process has reached the award stage. The NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board selected First Steps ED through a Provider Selection Regime direct award procedure without prior publication of a competition. The award date was 17 August 2026 and the contract value is £540,863. The contract is intended to run from 1 March 2027 to 31 March 2029, with options under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. One bid was recorded. Evaluation gave equal importance to the key criteria, with the existing provider’s ability to continue satisfying the requirement assessed as quality worth 100 points and value assessed as 0 points. The published outcome records First Steps ED as the active awarded supplier.

This procurement shows sustained NHS demand in Derby and Derbyshire for integrated, community-based eating disorder prevention and early intervention across all ages. A supplier seeking to compete when the requirement next returns would need credible experience supporting early-stage or emerging eating disorder presentations, wider eating difficulties, and families and carers. The evaluation places the emphasis on quality and on demonstrating that the service is being delivered satisfactorily and can continue to meet the proposed requirement; price is not the differentiating factor in the recorded assessment. Strong evidence of service performance, continuity, clinical and community delivery capability, and the capacity to provide county-wide support would therefore be important. Providers able to combine early intervention with accessible support for children, adults, families and carers are the closest fit.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

All-age Early Intervention and Prevention Service for Eating Disorders

Notice Description

Delivers a county-wide, community-based all-age early intervention and prevention offer for early-stage or emerging eating disorder presentations and wider difficulties with eating, alongside support for families and carers.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Description of the services to be provided: Delivers a county-wide, community-based all-age early intervention and prevention offer for early-stage or emerging eating disorder presentations and wider difficulties with eating, alongside support for families and carers. The ICB are intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C -The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS540,863 The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are 1 March 2027 to 31 March 2029.

Options: In line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f1a1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083613-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£540,863 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DERBY
Postcode
DE1 2FS
Postcode Area
Derby
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF11 Derby
Delivery Location
TLF11 Derby, TLF12 East Derbyshire, TLF13 South and West Derbyshire
Local Authority
Derby
Electoral Ward
Darley
Westminster Constituency
Derby South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

First Steps ED

Further Information

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