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Published 12 Feb 2026, 16:23 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Eating Disorders Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)

Awarded value£87,595published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to First Steps ED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of eating disorder services for children and young people in Birmingham.

CPV: Miscellaneous health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Provision of eating disorder services for children and young people in BirminghamAwarded

Provision of eating disorder services for children and young people in Birmingham. This notice shows as the intention to award a contract to an existing provider following PSR Direct Award C from 01/07/2025 to 31/03/2027. The estimated total value of this contract is £87,594.50

Delivery: West Midlands

Extensions: The contracting authority has the option to extend this contract as long as the funding is available and the outputs and KPIs continue to be met.

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: 12 Feb 2026, 16:23 GMT
Last source update: 26 Feb 2026, 13:18 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-017308
Classification (CPV): Miscellaneous health services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06533a 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 24 February 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 24 February 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. Any representations should be made, in writing, to gail.bloxham@nhs.net by this date. The decision to award has been reviewed and confirmed by the BSMHFT Planning and Delivery Sub Group and no conflicts were declared. The delivery of the objectives in the contract were reviewed against the key criteria and agreed.

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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C. No reviews took place dur…

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £87,5951 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
First Steps ED	£87,595 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 013127-2026-1 · First Steps ED
Signed
1 Jul 2025
Value
£87,595
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Birmingham, West MidlandsContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

BSMHFTReview body Birmingham

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

First Steps EDAwarded supplierGB-CHC: Registered Charity 1185092 Derby, East Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.