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title: "Commissioning Guidance and Best Practice Toolkit on Autism"
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# Commissioning Guidance and Best Practice Toolkit on Autism

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7e7f97b2-bff8-4ed7-a05d-fce563f973d5

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care is initiating a public procurement process titled "Commissioning Guidance and Best Practice Toolkit on Autism." This tender falls under the health and social work services industry category and is set in the United Kingdom. The procurement stage is currently active, with the tender period concluding on 19 November 2018, and the contract period expected to start on 5 December 2018, lasting until 31 March 2019. The total value of the contract is £80,000, and the procurement method used is the open procedure, which allows various suppliers to compete.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in health service consultancy, autism-specific services, or developing digital health resources. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be well-suited to participate, as the project aims to create accessible online guidance and toolkits that will contribute to the establishment of effective and high-quality services for autistic adults. Companies that can demonstrate expertise in synthesising guidelines and best practices in this area may find this tender particularly advantageous.

## Notice

The Department of Health and Social Care is looking to engage a supplier to develop commissioning guidance on autism and an accompanying best practice toolkit for local health and care commissioners. The aim of this work would be to produce a concise, easily accessible online product, which synthesises existing NICE guidelines, standards and best practice examples regarding how to commission effective, high quality services for autistic adults. This will include setting out care pathways and service models to support timely diagnosis of autism and effective post-diagnosis services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/49882f2a-11db-4bc9-b930-a1b617a4b906 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Oct 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Nov 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 5 Dec 2018 - 31 Mar 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £80,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 22 Oct 2018 at 12:47 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/49882f2a-11db-4bc9-b930-a1b617a4b906

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/49882f2a-11db-4bc9-b930-a1b617a4b906
  22nd October 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/97ead181-3328-43a8-8124-7d8a475624e7
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2c111adb-fb89-47c1-8b41-7ffac0d00f68
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/27bb8860-168b-4dcf-b3cc-f2ca7b182a47
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/23b99dfe-38ba-43ac-95d2-37a4497ab297
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1f19923e-b4df-48e7-aa88-e9495e937fc4
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9582b23d-9e87-49c5-a44b-f48ecd71a7b7
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e2d6c8fe-2bfd-4f58-8f2c-816688d872c9
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- https://dh.bravosolution.co.uk
  Link to eSourcing Portal

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

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