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title: "Children's and Young Person's Community Eating Disorder Service"
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# Children's and Young Person's Community Eating Disorder Service

Buyer: NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND ICB  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04eb3a

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## Summary

NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB has completed the procurement process for the "Children's and Young Person's Community Eating Disorder Service" under the Health Services industry category. The awarded contract will see the services delivered between 1st October 2025 to 30th September 2027, with a possible extension until 2029, across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. This tender was conducted under the Provider Selection Regime, which falls outside the traditional public contracts regulations, focusing on selecting the most suitable provider without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £1 million over the potential four-year period, was awarded on 22nd September 2025, with an annual value of £250k.

This tender presents significant opportunities for healthcare service providers, particularly those specialising in mental health services for young people. Companies with expertise in delivering evidence-based therapies for eating disorders, as well as those capable of integrating digital and face-to-face services, will find this contract aligns well with their capabilities. The focus on reducing health inequalities and tailoring services to minority groups further opens doors for businesses experienced in inclusive healthcare solutions. SMEs like First Steps ED, the awarded supplier, demonstrate the viability for smaller enterprises to effectively deliver high-quality, innovative healthcare services that adhere to regulatory guidelines and local needs.

## Notice

The aim of the service is to provide assessment and intervention to children and young people for mild to moderate eating disorders and disordered eating behaviours via a range of evidence-based therapies, guided self help, peer and practical support on a 1:1 and group basis.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The aim of the service is to provide assessment and intervention to children's and young people for mild to moderate eating disorders and disordered eating behaviours via a range of evidence-based therapies, guided self-help, peer and practical support on a 1:1 and group basis. The ICB requires a single provider who will work in an integrated way with the local CAMHS Eating Disorder Service to deliver an early intervention eating disorder service.The following are features of the MSP assessment: - Provider to be locally based with the ability to deliver the service to patients within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. - Deliver services in line with NICE guidance and have the ability to develop and deliver innovation within eating disorder pathways. - Signed up to Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS) data submissions or can be ready to ahead of contract start. - Able to provide virtual and telephony services alongside face to face services within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. - Health inequalities: ability to tailor support services to meet the specific needs of minority groups and ensure that pathways remain accessible, are culturally sensitive and inclusive for all individuals. - Provider staff are experienced and have received training, supervision and are able to deliver CBT-E and CBT-T support. This notice is an Intention to Award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider process. The estimated value of the contract is PS1,000,000 for a duration of 2 years with the option of extending for up to 2 years - the expected annual value is PS250k (including of VAT) and therefore the total value is PS1m is across the whole possible 2+2 year term. The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are: 01/10/2025 to 30/09/2027, plus an optional extension period 1/10/27 - 30/9/29. This is a new service with an existing provider.

Options: The estimated value of the contract is PS1,000,000 for a duration of 2 years with the option of extending for up to 2 years - the expected annual value is PS250k (including of VAT) and therefore the total value is PS1m is across the whole possible 2+2 year term. The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are: 01/10/2025 to 30/09/2027, plus an optional extension period 1/10/27 - 30/9/29.

### 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period, which begins the day after this notice is published. The standstill period ends at midnight on 21st March 2025. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 21st of March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074438-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender 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 | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Feb 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND ICB |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE3 8TB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | TLF21 Leicester, TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FIRST STEPS ED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 17 Nov 2025 at 14:44 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074438-2025
- 1 Sep 2025 at 11:03 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052761-2025
- 10 Mar 2025 at 16:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008610-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://leicesterleicestershireandrutland.icb.nhs.uk/

## Provenance

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