Planning

Prior Information Notice concerning provision of Autism Assessment Services in North Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent

STAFFORDSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

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Planning

16 Sep 2021 at 12:46

Summary of the contracting process

The Staffordshire and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit is currently in the planning stage of a tender for the "Prior Information Notice concerning the provision of Autism Assessment Services in North Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent." This contract seeks capable providers to deliver high-quality, NICE compliant diagnostic assessments for children and young people aged 0-17. The anticipated contract period is from 1st December 2021 to 31st March 2022, with a minimum contract value of £85,000 and a total value of £100,000. Interested providers are required to express their interest by 24th September 2021.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in health and social work services, especially those with expertise in autism diagnostic assessments. Companies well-suited to compete include SMEs and voluntary, community, and social enterprises that demonstrate experience in delivering timely and compliant assessments. Providers will need to outline their capacity and the modalities for conducting assessments, whether virtually or face-to-face, within the geographic area of North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

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Notice Title

Prior Information Notice concerning provision of Autism Assessment Services in North Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent

Notice Description

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (NSCHT) wish to understand the availability of capable providers with the capacity to fulfill a short-term contract for a children and young person's autism diagnostic assessment service. Potential providers are asked to express an interest in potentially bidding for this service. This contract will be for the delivery of a high-quality, NICE complainant diagnostic assessment service in accordance with the service specification, to support reducing the waiting times for an assessment. Scope: Due to the demand for the service increasing significantly over the last 12 months, there is a backlog of children and young people (CYP) aged between 0-17 years who require an Autism diagnostic assessment. NSCHT wish to increase capacity by outsourcing the majority of these patients to reduce the waiting times for an assessment. The Provider will be required to deliver timely, high quality, NICE complainant Autism diagnostic assessments on a cohort of CYP that is provided to them by NSCHT. The Provider will be required to outline where and how the assessments will take place, whether these will these be face to face Autism diagnostic assessments or virtual. The face to face appointment shall be conducted within the geographic location of North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. The Provider will be an expert provider of NICE compliant Autism diagnostic assessments and in order to be comparable with the NSCHT service, is comprised of a multidisciplinary team that is familiar with use of standardised ASD assessment tools: ADI-R, 3Di or DISCO for taking the history and ADOS-2 or BOSA for observing the CYP. NSCHT, along with North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent CCG are looking to implement a new CYP Autism service and there may be the option to extend the contract period, subject to satisfactory performance and at the discretion of the NSCHT Population covered The population to be covered should include CYP aged 0-17 years, registered with a North Staffordshire or Stoke-on-Trent GP practice. Additional information: Interested providers are asked to register their interest in participating in any future procurement opportunity and provide a brief description of their experience is providing this service and their capacity and capability in servicing the population covered by North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent CCG Please send your interest and supporting information direct to Roman Klimczak and Denise Dyke. e-mails r.klimczak@nhs.net and Denise.Dyke@staffsstokeccgs.nhs.uk Closing date Friday 24th September 2021. Should a procurement be undertaken, this will be done via the Midlands and Lancashire CSU e-procurement portal hosted by Bravo Solutions. 'Light Touch Regime' services: The future procurement will be for clinical services which are Light Touch Regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the Regulations('Regulations'). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the Regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The contracting authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the contracting authorities are following is set out in the MOI. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f09afec-1607-42d7-9cfc-a06c0aadea9f
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
24 Sep 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
STAFFORDSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STOKE ON TRENT
Postcode
ST4 4LX
Post Town
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Electoral Ward
Fenton West & Mount Pleasant
Westminster Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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