Contract award · 17 Aug 2026

All-age Early Intervention and Prevention Service for Eating Disorders

NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board awarded “All-age Early Intervention and Prevention Service for Eating Disorders” to First Steps ED for £541k on 17 Aug 2026. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionHealth & social careEast Midlands

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
Value
£540,863
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date17 Aug 2026
  2. Published3 Sep 2026Published 17 days after the contract date

Description

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.

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