Awarded contract

Outsourcing of Adult Autism Diagnostic Assessments

Details

Value
£99,918
Topic
Psychiatrist or psychologist services
Published
2 May 2025

Tender description

The aim of this procurement is to outsource a minimum of 91 completed diagnostic assessments. We expect a multi-disciplinary approach, using experienced qualified professionals using standard tools such as ADOS-2, 3DI, and AAA The expectation is for the service provision to be delivered 3-5 days/week as a multidisciplinary approach. The provider must ensure that they have a robust quality assurance and governance framework in place in line with NICE Guidelines for the provision of the MDT Autism Service . Face-to-face assessments will take place in St Georges Health and Wellbeing Centre, in Havering. Trust policy must be adhered to. Lot 1: The aim of this procurement is to outsource a minimum of 91 completed diagnostic assessments. We expect a multi-disciplinary approach, using experienced qualified professionals using standard tools such as ADOS-2, 3DI, and AAA The expectation is for the service provision to be delivered 3-5 days/week as a multidisciplinary approach. The provider must ensure that they have a robust quality assurance and governance framework in place in line with NICE Guidelines for the provision of the MDT Autism Service .Face-to-face assessments will take place in St Georges Health and Wellbeing Centre, in Havering. Trust policy must be adhered to. This procurement is intending to award a contract an existing provider following direct award process C and will continue until the 91 assessments are complete.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published2 May 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date2 May 2025

About the buyer

North East London NHS Foundation Trust delivers community and mental health services across North East London and south west Essex, buying as an NHS trust with its own procurement team. That team handles sourcing, market research, supplier evaluation and contract negotiation. Tenders are advertised through Contracts Finder and the Multi Quote supplier portal. Much of this procurement flows through frameworks from the Crown Commercial Service and the London Procurement Partnership. Supplier contracts follow NHS Standard Terms and Conditions. Six directorates commission services across the localities the trust covers.

UK health spending has nearly quadrupled to £241.8bn in 2024/25, £20bn up on the year before. £140.6bn of that went to procurement, the biggest sector of UK public spending and the fastest-growing.

Over the past 5 years, most of North East London NHS Foundation Trust's contract awards have been in construction work, business services and medical equipment and pharmaceuticals.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 85121270 · Psychiatrist or psychologist services

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