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Priory Healthcare Limited AED Services

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

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02 Oct 2026 at 13:40

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, the lead provider for adult eating disorder services across the East Midlands, commissioned specialist inpatient care for adults with eating disorders. The service is to provide inpatient treatment in line with relevant national standards and service requirements, with the provider operating under its own Care Quality Commission registration. Delivery is associated with Leicester. Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s procurement department handled publication through a collaborative arrangement, but the procurement and resulting contract are the responsibility of Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. This is a specialist mental health hospital service, focused specifically on adult eating disorder inpatient care rather than general psychiatric hospital provision.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Priory Group Limited (NTN). Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust used the Provider Selection Regime’s Direct Award A route, through a Most Suitable Provider process, without a prior competition. The trust cited the existing provider, continuity of an existing service, the absence of a realistic alternative and limited patient choice; its review considered the provider’s performance and ability to meet the requirement. Quality and absence of a realistic alternative were the stated basis for selection, with cost assigned no weighting. The award covers one service lot. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, was signed on 1 April 2026, and is valued at £621,570.55. One bid was recorded.

For providers considering similar adult eating disorder inpatient work for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, this award indicates demand for specialist beds and care across the East Midlands, delivered to national standards and service requirements. A credible supplier would need suitable adult eating disorder inpatient capacity, the clinical capability to meet the needs of patients placed according to bed availability and clinical presentation, and its own Care Quality Commission registration. The buyer’s stated selection rationale placed weight on continuity, the incumbent’s performance and its reasonable ability to meet the requirement, with no realistic alternative provider identified. Demonstrable service performance and the ability to maintain continuity would therefore be important when competing for this specific requirement in future. The procurement used the Provider Selection Regime’s Direct Award A route, so this outcome reflects an assessment of the existing provider rather than a competitive comparison on price.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Priory Healthcare 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 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-077fc1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093364-2026
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
£621,570 £500K-£1M

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
LE4 8BL
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Local Authority
Charnwood
Electoral Ward
Thurmaston
Westminster Constituency
Melton and Syston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Priory Group Limited (NTN)

Further Information

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