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Coventry And Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust AED Services

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

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02 Oct 2026 at 09:32

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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 delivered in Leicestershire and must meet relevant national standards and service requirements. The provider operates under its own Care Quality Commission registration. Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s procurement department supported the collaborative arrangement, but Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust remains responsible for the procurement and resulting contract. The requirement is for a specialist healthcare service rather than general psychiatric provision: the supplier provides inpatient treatment for adults with eating disorders as part of the regional service.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust. The contract value is £408,050. It was signed on 1 April 2026 and covers a fixed one-year period from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust used a direct award under the Provider Selection Regime’s Most Suitable Provider process, without a prior call for competition. One bid was recorded. The award assessment gave 100% weight to quality and 0% to cost: it considered whether the existing provider was meeting the original contract and was likely to deliver the proposed contract to a sufficient standard. The Trust said the service was substantially unchanged from the existing arrangement and there was no realistic alternative provider given the nature of the care and patient placements.

For suppliers competing for a similar requirement from Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, this award shows that the buyer values continuity and proven delivery in adult eating disorder inpatient care. A credible provider would need an established specialist service for adults, the capacity to provide inpatient care across the East Midlands, and the ability to meet relevant national standards and service requirements. It would also need to operate under its own Care Quality Commission registration. The assessment favoured evidence that the incumbent was performing satisfactorily and could continue to meet the requirements; demonstrated service quality and reliable delivery would therefore be central to competing. This was a substantial, fixed-term specialist healthcare contract, awarded directly through the Provider Selection Regime rather than through an open competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Coventry And Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust 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 A 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-077f3f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093122-2026
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
£408,050 £100K-£500K

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

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust

Further Information

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