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title: "Adult Autism Interim Diagnostic Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077498"
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# Adult Autism Interim Diagnostic Service

Buyer: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077498

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## Summary

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board commissioned an adult autism interim diagnostic service. The requirement is for the provision of diagnostic services for adults with autism, within the health and social care services category. The service is intended to provide adult autism assessment and diagnosis for the ICB’s population. The named buyer is NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, based in Preston. The appointed supplier is Clinical Partners Limited, a UK-based small or medium-sized enterprise. The requirement is a service rather than a goods supply or construction project, so relevant organisations are specialist healthcare providers with the clinical capability to deliver adult autism diagnostic assessments and associated patient services.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The ICB used the Provider Selection Regime for healthcare services and made a direct award without prior publication of a competition notice, described as direct award process B. Clinical Partners Limited was selected as the supplier. The award is active and the contract was signed on 17 February 2026. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a value of £1,456,812. Evaluation was based entirely on patient choice, with price given zero weighting. One bid was recorded. The contracting process records one lot for the adult autism diagnostic service; that lot is marked cancelled even though the related award and contract are active.

This award demonstrates established demand from NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board for adult autism diagnostic capacity delivered through a specialist healthcare provider. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to provide adult autism assessment and diagnostic services at operational scale, with clinical expertise appropriate to adult patients and the ability to support patient choice. The successful supplier was an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist provider rather than only by a large national organisation. Providers should also be able to operate within the Provider Selection Regime for healthcare services and demonstrate a reliable service model suitable for commissioning by an integrated care board.

## Notice

The provision of an Adult Autism Diagnostic service

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The provision of an Adult Autism Diagnostic service. Start Date: 01/04/2026 End Date: 31/03/2027 The lifetime value of the contract is PS1,456,812 The ICB has awarded a contract to an existing provider following direct award process B.

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of a contract award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the processes as set out in the PSR have been applied and not the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088294-2026 |
| 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 | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| 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 | £1,456,812 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board |
| Locality | PRESTON |
| Postcode area | Preston |
| Postcode | PR1 8XB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire |
| Local authority | Preston |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Preston |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Clinical Partners Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 14:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088294-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk

## Provenance

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