Closed tender

Autism Crisis Accommodation Service - Preliminary Market Engagement (RFI)

Details

Buyer: East London NHS Foundation Trust
Published: 11 September 2026
Submission: 4 October 2026
Source: uk:atamis:dhsc

Tender description

Preliminary market engagement exercise to inform service design, affordability assessment, procurement strategy and commissioning options for a proposed Autism Crisis Accommodation Service. No contract will be awarded as a result of this exercise.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published11 September 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date4 October 2026

About the buyer

East London NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and related services as an NHS foundation trust. The trust has its own procurement team. The trust has issued requests for information ahead of some tenders. Standing Financial Instructions set the tendering thresholds. Recent tenders have covered soft facilities management, occupational health and secure patient transport.

Over the past 5 years, most of East London NHS Foundation Trust's contract awards have been in health and social work, IT services and software and information systems.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-london-nhs-foundation-trust.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-london-nhs-foundation-trust.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-london-nhs-foundation-trust.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-london-nhs-foundation-trust.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-london-nhs-foundation-trust.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-london-nhs-foundation-trust.gov