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title: "Autism Assesments"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02edb2"
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buyer: "KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST"
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# Autism Assesments

Buyer: KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02edb2

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## Summary

The Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to procure services for Autism Assessments, specifically targeting children and young people aged 2 to 11. The initiative aims to deliver face-to-face clinics in West and North Kent over a six-month period, starting from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022, with a planned minimum of 450 assessments (75 per month). This contract process, categorised under health services, has been awarded without prior publication due to urgent needs, with a maximum budget of £675,000.

This tender presents an opportunity for healthcare providers, particularly those specialising in paediatric and mental health services, to grow their business in the public sector. Businesses with expertise in autism diagnostics and a qualified clinical team, including paediatricians, clinical psychologists, and occupational therapists, would be well-positioned to compete in future procurement processes. The focus on a comprehensive, well-documented assessment process emphasises the need for providers to demonstrate experience in delivering quality healthcare services.

## Notice

Provision of Autism Spectrum Disorder face to face clinics including diagnosis for children and young people (age 2 -11 years) in West and North Kent delivered over a 6 month period (01.10.21 to 31.03.22) with a minimum of 75 assessments being undertaken per month (total activity = 450)

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of Autism Spectrum Disorder face to face clinics including diagnosis for children and young people (age 2 -11 years) in West and North Kent delivered over a 6 month period (01.10.21 to 31.03.22) with a minimum of 75 assessments being undertaken per month (total activity = 450) The supplier will need to provide a suitably qualified and experienced team of clinical staff (the Autism Team) comprising of the following as appropriate: Either: * a consultant community paediatrician; * or a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist Plus * A clinical psychologist; and/or * A speech and language therapist; and/or * An occupational therapist The Autism Team will be (as appropriate) * registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC), which is renewed every two years. * members of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists the registration for which is renewed annually. * clinically supervised by the supplier, ensuring that all work falls within their Governance Framework. The Team will undertake autism specific case history (using a standardised case history format) and a clinical observation assessment for autism reaching a conclusion regarding diagnosis and sharing this with the family at the time of assessment. The autism diagnostic assessments will be undertaken utilising appropriate clinical assessment tools, e.g. Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) and clinical judgement to support the differential diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The supplier's clinical staff will supply and use their own Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) Kits for each clinical assessment undertaken as well as the relevant ADOS Module forms that are required as part of the assessment (the cost of these forms will be covered by the Supplier. All ASD assessments will be carried out by two or three clinicians one of whom will always be either a consultant community paediatrician or consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist. The others will be, either, a clinical psychologist, a speech and language therapist or an occupational therapist All assessments will follow the format detailed below: * ADOS and developmental history carried out simultaneously * Team confer and reach conclusion * Conclusion offered to parents immediately with opportunity for feedback and questions Full diagnostic reports with signposting to local services will be sent out six to eight weeks after the assessment. Written reports completed by the Autism Team following each assessment will be distributed directly to the child's family and relevant professionals. Copies will be sent electronically via secure email (nhs.net or similarly encrypted email) or uploaded to the KCHFT Community Paediatric Service electronic patient record system within six to eight weeks of the assessment being undertaken The Supplier will ensure that the content of the reports are clinically appropriate to the assessment carried out and details the assessment findings and recommendations made by their staff during the assessment A full audit of the service will be provided at the end of the contract to include statistics on diagnosis rates, satisfaction scores and feedback from parents. An identified staff member from the Supplier to be available five days per week as project manager for KCHFT staff to liaise with as required. Location West Kent (Maidstone) and North Kent (Gravesham) - will need to work in both areas KCHFT will ensure the provision of a room at the site, that is suitably equipped and furnished for the Autism Team to use, and large enough to accommodate between 3 and 6 persons as appropriate, to ensure a quiet base for joint assessment, liaison and therapy planning Purchase value PS675,000 maximum budget Delivery period 1 October 2021 - 31 March 2022

### Procurement Information

This is the only known supplier and is an urgent need for the trust's patients. The trust is scoping a complaint procurement process for a contract to come into force after the term specified in this advert. This contract has been awarded..

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026181-2021 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Oct 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £675,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | ASHFORD |
| Post town | Tonbridge |
| Postcode | TN25 4AZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Ashford |
| Electoral ward | Goat Lees |
| Westminster constituency | Ashford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## 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

- 19 Oct 2021 at 16:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026181-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kentcht.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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