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Cygnet Health Care Limited AED Services

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

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02 Oct 2026 at 08:24

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, acting as lead provider for adult eating disorder services across the East Midlands, commissioned specialist inpatient care for adults with eating disorders. The service is intended to provide hospital-based specialist care in line with relevant national standards and service requirements. The delivery location is Leicestershire. Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s procurement department worked collaboratively with the Trust, but the contract and procurement remain the responsibility of Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. This is a specialist mental health service requirement, rather than a general hospital or community-care contract.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Cygnet Health Care Limited. The award was made on 1 April 2026 for a fixed one-year period, from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. The contract value is £3,144,587.84. Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust used the Provider Selection Regime’s Most Suitable Provider process as a direct award without a prior competition. The Trust assessed the existing provider’s performance and its expected ability to meet the requirement, noting that the service was substantially unchanged and that there was no realistic alternative provider. Quality carried all the stated evaluation weight; cost carried none. One supplier bid. The procurement was arranged as a single lot, with no option to extend or make additional purchases recorded.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible providers will need to deliver specialist adult eating disorder inpatient care and demonstrate that their service meets applicable national standards and the buyer’s service requirements. The contract shows demand for a substantial, dedicated inpatient service for the East Midlands, with the ability to provide care according to clinical presentation and bed availability. The selected provider’s existing service, satisfactory performance and assessed capacity to continue were central to the direct-award decision; a prospective competitor would therefore need strong evidence of equivalent service quality, dependable operational capacity and relevant delivery experience. The service provider must operate under its own Care Quality Commission registration. This is a specialist clinical-provider opportunity, not a general health-services requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cygnet Health Care Limited AED Services

Notice Description

This contract is for the provision of specialist Adult Eating Disorder inpatient services on behalf of Leicestershire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPT), as Lead Provider for Adult Eating Disorder services across the East Midlands. Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) and Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) procurement department operate a group structure, under this collaborative working arrangement NHFT is publishing this notice on behalf of LPT. The procurement process and resulting contract remain the responsibility of LPT.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of adult specialist eating disorder services. Be awarded; this notice serves to award under the PSR. This direct award C is for a ONE year period, from 1/4/26 to 31/3/27. This contract is for the provision of specialist Adult Eating Disorder inpatient services on behalf of Leicestershire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPT), as Lead Provider for Adult Eating Disorder services across the East Midlands. The service will provide specialist inpatient care for adults in accordance with relevant national standards and service requirements. The provider will operate under its own CQC registration. The contract was awarded for a fixed term under the Provider Selection Regime using" the Most Suitable Provider process."

Procurement Information

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust are awarding the contract named within this notice under the Direct Award A process which is outlined within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The provider named in this notice is an existing provider and has been reviewed through a Key Criteria assessment to ensure the awarding body is satisfied with current performance and reasonably expects the provider to be able to satisfy the contract which is the subject of this notice. The contract which is the subject of this notice has not changed considerably when compared with the existing/previous contract delivered by the named provider. There is an existing service. There is no realistic alternative to the existing provider due to the nature of the health care services. Direct Award B would not apply, as patients do not have a choice of provider. Due to the nature of the health care services, patients are typically placed based on bed availability and clinical presentation, therefore there are limitations to patient choice.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077f26
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093083-2026
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

85111500 - Psychiatric hospital services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,144,587 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20264 days 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
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
Not specified
Postcode Area
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Cygnet Health Care Limited

Further Information

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