Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NHS DERBY AND DERBYSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
The Council House, First Floor, Corporation Street
Derby
DE12FS
UK
E-mail: nnicb-nn.psrsupport@nhs.net
NUTS: UKF11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
All-age Early Intervention and Prevention Service for Eating Disorders
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
540 863.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF11
UKF12
UKF13
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
/ Weighting: 100
Cost criterion: Value
/ Weighting: 0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
In line with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
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.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/08/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
First Steps ED
Derby
UK
NUTS: UKF11
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 540 863.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional 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 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 nnicb-nn.psrsupport@nhs.net.
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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board
Derby
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/09/2026