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title: "Hastings Provision of ADHD Primary Care Connect: Adult ADHD Access Pathway Pilot 26/27"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077aad"
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buyer: "Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-09-25"
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# Hastings Provision of ADHD Primary Care Connect: Adult ADHD Access Pathway Pilot 26/27

Buyer: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077aad

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## Summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust commissioned an adult ADHD Primary Care Connect access pathway pilot for Hastings, as part of NHS Sussex’s ADHD Connect model. The service provides a single, needs-led access and triage route for ADHD assessment, matching people to appropriate providers according to complexity. Its purpose is to improve equity, patient experience, waiting times and safety, while using specialist mental health capacity appropriately and strengthening specialist primary care and voluntary, community and social enterprise support. The work is delivered in Sussex, with the service description focused on Hastings. This is a healthcare service involving medical personnel, centred on adult ADHD access, triage and support rather than the provision of physical goods or construction.

The procurement is complete and contracts have been awarded to Brighton and Hove Primary Care Ltd and Integrated Family Healthcare Limited, with active contracts signed on 13 March 2026. The award data does not allocate separate values to the two suppliers. The published bid statistics give both a lowest and highest valid bid value of £1,748,792 for the lot. The buyer used a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition, under Direct Award A of the Provider Selection Regime 2023, to continue an existing service in substantially the same form. No comparative provider assessment was conducted; the stated rationale was continuity with the incumbent service and no material change to scope, model or patient group. Price was the listed award criterion. The lot is marked cancelled despite the active awards and contracts.

This outcome shows demand for an integrated adult ADHD access and triage pathway in Sussex, combining primary care with specialist mental health and voluntary-sector support. A credible provider for a future requirement of this kind would need to demonstrate safe, effective clinical delivery, capacity to meet ongoing demand, continuity for patients and the ability to work within established NHS clinical pathways. Experience coordinating assessment access according to patient complexity, supporting service stability and delivering consistent outcomes would be relevant. The stated approach favoured continuation of an established service rather than a comparative competition, so suppliers seeking similar work should be prepared to evidence how their existing delivery meets clinical requirements and supports integration, patient safety and value. The award to two primary care providers also indicates a delivery model involving more than one supplier.

## Notice

Hastings - Provision of ADHD Primary Care Connect: Adult ADHD Access Pathway Pilot
the NHS in Sussex is developing ADHD Connect: a single, needs-led access and triage model for ADHD assessment designed to improve equity, experience, waiting times, and safety by matching individuals to the most appropriate provider based on complexity. The ADHD Connect pathway pilot aims to deliver a more resilient, standardised approach that uses specialist mental health capacity appropriately while strengthening specialist Primary Care and VCSE-enabled supports.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Hastings - Provision of ADHD Primary Care Connect: Adult ADHD Access Pathway Pilot the NHS in Sussex is developing ADHD Connect: a single, needs-led access and triage model for ADHD assessment designed to improve equity, experience, waiting times, and safety by matching individuals to the most appropriate provider based on complexity. The ADHD Connect pathway pilot aims to deliver a more resilient, standardised approach that uses specialist mental health capacity appropriately while strengthening specialist Primary Care and VCSE-enabled supports.

### Procurement Information

This procurement is being undertaken using Direct Award A under Regulation 23 of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) 2023. Under this route, the relevant healthcare services are being continued in substantially the same form, with no material change to the scope, service model, or patient cohort.
As such, the formal application of key selection criteria is not required, as no comparative assessment between providers is being undertaken. The purpose of Direct Award A is to enable the continuation of an existing service where the incumbent provider is already delivering the required outcomes and remains appropriate to do so.
Notwithstanding this, consideration has been given to the underlying PSR principles, including quality, patient safety, integration, and value. The incumbent provider continues to:
* Deliver safe and effective services, meeting clinical requirements
* Support continuity of care and service stability, with no disruption to patients
* Operate in an integrated manner within SABP's clinical pathways
* Provide appropriate value and capacity to meet ongoing demand
Given that the service is already embedded and performing effectively, and that no material changes are proposed, the decision not to formally apply key selection criteria is proportionate and compliant with Regulation 23.

Details of the award decision-makers:
Deputy Chief Strategy and Partnerships Officer
Deputy Director Contracts
Finance BP
Senior Category Manager Healthcare/Clinical Procurement

No Conflicts of interest Recorded

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091040-2026 |
| 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 | 25 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 | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | WORTHING |
| Postcode area | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN11 1HS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) |
| Local authority | Worthing |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Worthing West |
| Delivery location | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | Brighton and Hove Primary Care Ltd; INTEGRATED FAMILY HEALTHCARE LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2026 at 14:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091040-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ifhfederation.org
- https://www.brightonandhovefed.co.uk/
- https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/
- https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/

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