--- title: "NHS Devon CCG - Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment and Diagnostic Services - Children and Young People (0-18 years)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ab6ab86b-1637-4d84-92b3-6453dabc110e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ab6ab86b-1637-4d84-92b3-6453dabc110e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ab6ab86b-1637-4d84-92b3-6453dabc110e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ab6ab86b-1637-4d84-92b3-6453dabc110e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NHS SOUTH WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT" published: "2019-07-25" --- # NHS Devon CCG - Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment and Diagnostic Services - Children and Young People (0-18 years) Buyer: NHS SOUTH WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ab6ab86b-1637-4d84-92b3-6453dabc110e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ab6ab86b-1637-4d84-92b3-6453dabc110e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ab6ab86b-1637-4d84-92b3-6453dabc110e.json) ## Summary The NHS South West Commissioning Support is currently in the planning stage for a tender titled "NHS Devon CCG - Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment and Diagnostic Services - Children and Young People (0-18 years)." This procurement focuses on enhancing autism assessment and diagnostic services for children and young people across Devon, Torbay, and Plymouth, addressing the significant backlog of approximately 1,800 waiting cases. Interested parties must submit their market engagement questionnaires by 5pm on 8th August 2019. This initiative falls within the health and social work services industry category, with the buyer based in Bristol, England. This tender represents a substantial opportunity for businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), to engage in providing essential health services. Companies with expertise in mental health, healthcare service delivery, or child development would be particularly well-suited to contribute. By participating in this procurement process, businesses can not only access public funding but also positively impact the lives of children and their families awaiting assessment and diagnosis services. ## Notice NHS Devon CCG are commencing a period of redesign and improvement for Autism assessment and diagnosis services for children and young people aged 0-18 years across Devon, Torbay and Plymouth. In the first instance we are looking to address the long wait times that children and young people currently experience. We want to test the market and understand if there is any interest in working with us to provide an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) assessment and diagnosis service over the next 18 months to the children and young people who are currently waiting. Approximately 1800 children and young people are waiting for assessment. If your organisation is interested in providing this service please complete a market engagement questionnaire which can be accessed via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement system In-Tend, available on the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home In order to complete the market engagement questionnaire, you will need to be registered on the e-procurement system and 'express an interest', and then complete a response as specified within the questionnaire document. Please upload your completed questionnaire to the In-Tend e-procurement portal by 5pm on 8th August 2019 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18bd4086-4131-46e2-b93e-044cfa15abee | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Jul 2019 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 Aug 2019 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS SOUTH WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS1 3NX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of | | Local authority | Bristol, City of | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Bristol Central | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 25 Jul 2019 at 14:33 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18bd4086-4131-46e2-b93e-044cfa15abee ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18bd4086-4131-46e2-b93e-044cfa15abee 25th July 2019 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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