Notice Information
Notice Title
Outsourcing of Adult Autism Diagnostic Assessments
Notice Description
The aim of this procurement is to outsource a minimum of 91 completed diagnostic assessments. We expect a multi-disciplinary approach, using experienced qualified professionals using standard tools such as ADOS-2, 3DI, and AAA The expectation is for the service provision to be delivered 3-5 days/week as a multidisciplinary approach. The provider must ensure that they have a robust quality assurance and governance framework in place in line with NICE Guidelines for the provision of the MDT Autism Service . Face-to-face assessments will take place in St Georges Health and Wellbeing Centre, in Havering. Trust policy must be adhered to.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The aim of this procurement is to outsource a minimum of 91 completed diagnostic assessments. We expect a multi-disciplinary approach, using experienced qualified professionals using standard tools such as ADOS-2, 3DI, and AAA The expectation is for the service provision to be delivered 3-5 days/week as a multidisciplinary approach. The provider must ensure that they have a robust quality assurance and governance framework in place in line with NICE Guidelines for the provision of the MDT Autism Service .Face-to-face assessments will take place in St Georges Health and Wellbeing Centre, in Havering. Trust policy must be adhered to. This procurement is intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C and will continue until the 91 assessments are complete.
Procurement Information
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 15 May 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR'.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050c43
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028661-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender 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
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £99,918 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 May 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@nelft.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 300551201
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ESSEX
- Postcode
- RM13 8GQ
- Post Town
- Romford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering
- Delivery Location
- TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering
-
- Local Authority
- Havering
- Electoral Ward
- Rainham & Wennington
- Westminster Constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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