All Age Eating Disorder Service, NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board

Description

NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board undertook a Competitive tenders from suitably qualified and experienced providers for the provision of an All Age Eating Disorder Service.<br/><br/>NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU (AGCSU) is acting as an agent for and on behalf of the Commissioner and is supporting this Provider Selection Regime Competitive Process. Lot 1: NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board undertook a Competitive tenders from suitably qualified and experienced providers for the provision of an All Age Eating Disorder Service.<br/><br/>The All-Age Community Eating Disorder Service will:<br/>• provide comprehensive assessment, treatment and recovery support for eating disorders across the lifespan<br/>• align with NICE NG69, QS175, MEED, NHS Adult AED Guidance (2019), and other relevant or superseding clinical standards<br/>• ensure early intervention, consistent clinical quality, and seamless transitions<br/>• deliver evidence-based, multidisciplinary treatment<br/>• incorporate ND-informed, trauma-informed and person-centred practice<br/>• work collaboratively with acute hospitals, primary care, education and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) partners<br/>• contribute to system-wide prevention and early-identification efforts<br/>• ensure all practice is equitable, culturally competent, and accessible<br/><br/>Key aims include:<br/>• Integrated all-age pathway, reducing transition between teams or professionals<br/>• Early identification and rapid response to eating disorders.<br/>• Delivery of NICE-recommended psychological, dietetic, social and medical interventions.<br/>• Focus on continuity of care<br/>• ND-informed practice, including PEACE Pathway principles<br/>• Utilising least restrictive interventions<br/>• Parity of esteem between mental and physical health.<br/>• Reduction in inpatient admissions, length of stay, and emergency presentations.<br/>• Co-production, shared decision-making, and family involvement.<br/>• System capability-building through workforce training, education and consultation.<br/>• Continuous quality improvement with KPIs, audits, PROMs/PREMs.<br/>• Development toward a Centre of Excellence, including research activity, trialling/developing appropriate innovations and advanced competencies<br/>• Working in partnership<br/>• Implementation of explicit transition and continuity standards for emerging adults, students and people relocating across geographies, including joint handover reviews, transfer-of-care summaries within 5 working days, named leads at sending/receiving services, and flexibility for virtual continuity when moving between areas.<br/><br/>This notice is to communicate the intention to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process.<br/><br/>This contract relates to an existing service with the intention to award being made to an existing provider.<br/>Please note that whilst it is stated that this is an existing service, the service is the combination of 2 existing services, Adults and CYP Eating Disorders. The intention to award is to one of the existing providers<br/><br/>The contract term will be from the 01st September 2026 to 31st August 2031 (Initial 5 year term) with an option to extend for a further 2-years (up to 31st August 2033 .<br/><br/>The approximate lifetime value of the contract is expected to be £32,462,000 over the initial 5 year contract term.<br/><br/>In addition, at the discretion of NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB and depending on demand and financial availability, up to an additional £650,000 may be awarded per contract year for service development. This is not a guaranteed available sum and should not be factored into financial planning for the service.