--- title: "National Programme of Autism Training for Psychiatrists" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-036b3e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-036b3e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-036b3e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-036b3e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND" published: "2022-09-23" --- # National Programme of Autism Training for Psychiatrists Buyer: HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-036b3e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-036b3e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-036b3e.json) ## Summary The Health Education England has awarded a contract for the 'National Programme of Autism Training for Psychiatrists' to the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The procurement process, initiated as a tender, involved a direct award due to the uniqueness of the required expertise. The contract, valued at £1,346,000 GBP, was signed on 22nd September 2022. The programme is set to run from October 2022 to March 2025, with a focus on developing psychiatry capabilities across various NHS regions in England. This tender opportunity provides a platform for businesses specializing in education and training services, particularly in the field of health, to engage in delivering autism training for psychiatrists. The procurement method employed was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, with the contract being awarded based on the Royal College of Psychiatrists' extensive expertise in neurodevelopmental psychiatry. Businesses looking to contribute to reducing health inequalities for autistic individuals and enhancing community support may find this tender particularly suited to their capabilities. ## Notice Health Education England are putting out this notice as a VEAT (Voluntary Ex anti Transparency Notice) with a view to completing a Direct Award to The Royal College of Psychiatrists. The case for direct award can be found on the tender portal. HEE is seeking a provider to appoint a provider to deliver The National programme of Autism training for Psychiatrists The programme of work is expected to take place over three years from commencement in October 2022-to 31 March 2025, subject to annual funding reviews. The contract will be offered aligned to this approach with an ability to review and refine the requirements in response to information and data from the end of year evaluation report. HEE believes that it is highly unlikely for any other supplier to be able to provide the following skills/tools provided by The Royal College of Psychiatrists as a supplier for the following reasons: Lack of knowledge, in-depth experience, capacity, and capabilities to deliver the programme ### Lot Information Lot 1 HEE delivers across the 7 NHS regions in England (Northeast and Yorkshire, North West, Midlands, East of England, South West, South East and London) and any potential supplier would be required to deliver training that would ensure psychiatry capabilities are developed in all of these regions. Health Education England is committed to working with people and families and will require that this programme of work is co-developed and delivered with autistic people and their families. Delivery organisations will be expected to outline how they proposed develop and deliver the programme in co-production with autistic people and their families as part of their proposal. The programme of work is expected to take place over three years from commencement in October 2022-to 31 March 2025, subject to annual funding reviews. The contract will be offered aligned to this approach with an ability to review and refine the requirements in response to information and data from the end of year evaluation report. ### Procurement Information The RCPsych is the only supplier with the requisite expertise and experience to assist HEE and NHSE achieve its deliverables and actions set out in UK government policy and the Long-Term Plan to reduce health inequalities for autistic people, to: - (i) tackle heath inequalities - by ensuring specialist autism teams across the country have access to a sufficient supply of highly skilled psychiatrists with enhanced skills in autism diagnosis, and therapeutic approaches. (ii) improve community support for autistic people - by ensuring that consultant psychiatrists working across a range of community specialities, including mental health, children and young people, older adults, and forensic services, are skilled in the recognition and assessment of autism. (iii) improve support within the criminal and youth justice systems - by ensuring that psychiatrists working in these settings are skilled in the recognition and assessment of autism. Specifically, the Royal College of Psychiatrists can provide access to a breadth of national expertise in neurodevelopmental psychiatry to support the design, development and delivery of a training programme that will offer the diversity of training needed, to develop both an enhanced autism specialist offer, and a foundation autism training programme for psychiatrists in wider community services. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026793-2022 | | 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 | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Sep 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 Sep 2022 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £1,346,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS1 4PL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse | | Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley | | Delivery location | TLE42 Leeds | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 23 Sep 2022 at 19:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026793-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://www.hee.nhs.uk - https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/improving-care/nccmh ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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