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

Buyer: GLOUCESTERSHIRE HEALTH AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c41b5671-652d-48d0-97ac-93d83202a5a8

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/591b029f-5dba-4ec1-be74-f94ccc926c71 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Nov 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Feb 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 30 Sep 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £239,687 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £239,687 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GLOUCESTERSHIRE HEALTH AUTHORITY |
| Locality | GLOUCESTER |
| Post town | Gloucester |
| Postcode | GL1 2TG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC |
| Local authority | Gloucester |
| Electoral ward | Westgate |
| Westminster constituency | Gloucester |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PSICON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 3 Apr 2024 at 10:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/591b029f-5dba-4ec1-be74-f94ccc926c71
- 18 Oct 2023 at 10:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3a4e4018-ed68-4bc4-899e-d78221e78aaa

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/591b029f-5dba-4ec1-be74-f94ccc926c71
  3rd April 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3a4e4018-ed68-4bc4-899e-d78221e78aaa
  18th October 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/gloucestershireccg

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