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Provision of Children and Young People's Autism Assessments (Short-Term Waiting List Initiative)

GLOUCESTERSHIRE HEALTH AUTHORITY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

03 Apr 2024 at 10:10

Tender

18 Oct 2023 at 10:40

Summary of the contracting process

The Gloucestershire Health Authority has awarded a contract for the provision of Children and Young People's Autism Assessments. The contracting process involved an open procedure with a contract value of £239,687. The contract period is set to start on 1st March 2024 and run for 18 months, with a possible 12-month extension. Interested organisations had to express their interest by 9th November 2023 and submit completed tender documents by 17th November 2023.

This tender opportunity presents a chance for organisations with expertise in health services to support the NHS in Gloucestershire by delivering quality autism assessments for children and young people. The successful bidder will contribute towards reducing waiting lists and ensuring timely assessments within the region. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate in this procurement process, aiming to provide value for money services in support of autism diagnosis and care.

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Notice Title

Provision of Children and Young People's Autism Assessments (Short-Term Waiting List Initiative)

Notice Description

NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (GICB) seeks expressions of interest from suitably qualified organisations that have the necessary capability and capacity to provide short-term additional Autism Assessment capacity for Children and Young People to support the autism pathway in Gloucestershire. There is a national drive from NHS England to improve the timeliness of an autism diagnosis for children and young people and ensure that areas are focussing on pre and post diagnosis support. These areas will be the focus of any future Joint Ofsted/CQC SEND Inspection. The outcomes for children and young people from a robust autism pathway include: reduced likelihood of mental health crisis reduced admissions to Tier 4 reduced use of residential care reduced school exclusions, and Improved transition to becoming a healthy adult. There has been an increase in the number of children and young people waiting for an Autism assessment. The NHS providers do not currently have the capacity to see all these children and young people in a timely manner and there are now a significant number of children and young people in Gloucestershire on the waiting lists for an autism assessment and diagnosis. The service required from the successful bidder is to provide additional capacity within Gloucestershire to reduce these waiting lists and ensure children and young people received quality autism assessments in a timely manner. Please note: this contract is specific to the delivery of autism assessments and does not include ADHD assessments. Aims and Objectives of the Service The successful provider will work in partnership with the NHS in Gloucestershire to deliver autism assessments for the children identified by clinicians within Gloucestershire Health and Care Services NHS Foundation Trust. The service will support the NHS teams in Gloucestershire to reduce the current waiting lists and ensure children and young people receive quality autism assessments in a reasonable timescale. NHS Gloucestershire ICB is seeking to enter into a contract with the preferred bidder for an initial period of 18-months, with an option to extend for a further 12-month period, to commence on 1 March 2024. NHS Gloucestershire ICB expects that the service provided will represent value for money. The successful bidder will receive a contract value of PS239,687 for the initial 18-month contract period. Bidders unable to provide the service within the cost envelope detailed above will be excluded from this procurement. Organisations interested in providing this service should register on the In-Tend e-procurement portal (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/gloucestershireccg) and express interest no later than 5pm, Thursday 9 November 2023. Associated Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation will then be made available for bidding organisations to access. Completed ITT submissions must be returned via the In-Tend portal no later than noon, Friday 17 November 2023.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c41b5671-652d-48d0-97ac-93d83202a5a8
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/591b029f-5dba-4ec1-be74-f94ccc926c71
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£239,687 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£239,687 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Apr 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Nov 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Feb 20242 years ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2024 - 30 Sep 2025 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GLOUCESTERSHIRE HEALTH AUTHORITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLOUCESTER
Postcode
GL1 2TG
Post Town
Gloucester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Gloucester
Electoral Ward
Westgate
Westminster Constituency
Gloucester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PSICON

Further Information

Notice Documents

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