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Published 3 Sept 2026, 16:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

All-age Early Intervention and Prevention Service for Eating Disorders

Official notice

Authority: NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF11)

Awarded value£540,863published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to First Steps ED

What is being bought

Published requirement 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.

CPV: Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Description of the services to be provided: Delivers a county-wide, community-based…Awarded

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 £540,863

The dates between which the services are intended to be provided are 1 March 2027 to 31 March 2029.

Delivery: East Midlands

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Sept 2026, 16:19 BST
Last source update: 1 Oct 2026, 16:02 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-092995
Classification (CPV): Health services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF11)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f1a1 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: 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.

Publisher note: 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. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by midnight 15 September 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Written representations should be sent to [email protected]. The decision was made by the Joint Executive Commissioning Group in line with the ICB's Scheme of reservation and Delegation. There were no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest. The relative importance of the key criteria was weighted as equal.

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1)

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. The approximate lifetime value of the …

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £540,8631 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
First Steps ED	£540,863 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 083613-2026-1 · First Steps ED
Signed
17 Aug 2026
Value
£540,863
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth The Council House, First Floor, Corporation Street, Derby, East Midlands, DE12FSContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care BoardReview body Derby

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

First Steps EDAwarded supplier Derby, East Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.