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National Programme of Autism Training for Psychiatrists

HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND

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23 Sep 2022 at 19:56

Summary of the contracting process

The Health Education England has awarded a contract for the 'National Programme of Autism Training for Psychiatrists' to the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The procurement process, initiated as a tender, involved a direct award due to the uniqueness of the required expertise. The contract, valued at £1,346,000 GBP, was signed on 22nd September 2022. The programme is set to run from October 2022 to March 2025, with a focus on developing psychiatry capabilities across various NHS regions in England.

This tender opportunity provides a platform for businesses specializing in education and training services, particularly in the field of health, to engage in delivering autism training for psychiatrists. The procurement method employed was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, with the contract being awarded based on the Royal College of Psychiatrists' extensive expertise in neurodevelopmental psychiatry. Businesses looking to contribute to reducing health inequalities for autistic individuals and enhancing community support may find this tender particularly suited to their capabilities.

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Notice Title

National Programme of Autism Training for Psychiatrists

Notice Description

Health Education England are putting out this notice as a VEAT (Voluntary Ex anti Transparency Notice) with a view to completing a Direct Award to The Royal College of Psychiatrists.<br/>The case for direct award can be found on the tender portal.<br/>HEE is seeking a provider to appoint a provider to deliver The National programme of Autism training for Psychiatrists The programme of work is expected to take place over three years from commencement in October 2022-to 31 March 2025, subject to annual funding reviews. The contract will be offered aligned to this approach with an ability to review and refine the requirements in response to information and data from the end of year evaluation report.<br/>HEE believes that it is highly unlikely for any other supplier to be able to provide the following skills/tools provided by The Royal College of Psychiatrists as a supplier for the following reasons:<br/>Lack of knowledge, in-depth experience, capacity, and capabilities to deliver the programme

Lot Information

Lot 1

HEE delivers across the 7 NHS regions in England (Northeast and Yorkshire, North West, Midlands, East of England, South West, South East and London) and any potential supplier would be required to deliver training that would ensure psychiatry capabilities are developed in all of these regions.
Health Education England is committed to working with people and families and will require that this programme of work is co-developed and delivered with autistic people and their families. Delivery organisations will be expected to outline how they proposed develop and deliver the programme in co-production with autistic people and their families as part of their proposal.

The programme of work is expected to take place over three years from commencement in October 2022-to 31 March 2025, subject to annual funding reviews. The contract will be offered aligned to this approach with an ability to review and refine the requirements in response to information and data from the end of year evaluation report.

Procurement Information

The RCPsych is the only supplier with the requisite expertise and experience to assist HEE and NHSE achieve its deliverables and actions set out in UK government policy and the Long-Term Plan to reduce health inequalities for autistic people, to: -<br/><br/>(i) tackle heath inequalities - by ensuring specialist autism teams across the country have access to a sufficient supply of highly skilled psychiatrists with enhanced skills in autism diagnosis, and therapeutic approaches. <br/> <br/>(ii) improve community support for autistic people - by ensuring that consultant psychiatrists working across a range of community specialities, including mental health, children and young people, older adults, and forensic services, are skilled in the recognition and assessment of autism. <br/><br/>(iii) improve support within the criminal and youth justice systems - by ensuring that psychiatrists working in these settings are skilled in the recognition and assessment of autism.<br/><br/>Specifically, the Royal College of Psychiatrists can provide access to a breadth of national expertise in neurodevelopmental psychiatry to support the design, development and delivery of a training programme that will offer the diversity of training needed, to develop both an enhanced autism specialist offer, and a foundation autism training programme for psychiatrists in wider community services.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-036b3e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026793-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,346,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Sep 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND
Contact Name
Phil Scott
Contact Email
philip.scott@hee.nhs.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 4PL
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLE42 Leeds

Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS

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