Contract award · 3 Mar 2025

Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism: Assessment and Diagnosis, NHS Talking Therapies and Crisis Services (SBS10239): Assessment and Diagnosis

N H S Shared Business Services awarded a contract to ABL Health, Arlson Psychological Services Ltd - trading as The Rooms of Knutsford, The Autism…

No competitionHealth & social careEast of England

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
N H S Shared Business Services · Public Sector Framework Provider https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/nhs-sbs-about-us
Value
£210,000,000 across 3 lots
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date3 Mar 2025
  2. Published3 Mar 2025Published the same day

Description

The Assessment and Diagnosis lot will include a range of services and clinical assessments used in the diagnosis of common mental health conditions, severe mental illness, and neurological conditions. The lot will also include provision for ongoing assessments. Services will be available for Children and Young People, Adults and Older People and will include, but are not limited to: • Neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism and ADHD • Coexisting frailty • Coexisting neurodevelopmental conditions • Common mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression • Children and Young People with multiple needs • Co-occurring drug or alcohol-use disorders, and other addiction disorders, including gambling • Eating disorders • Health and Social care • Learning disabilities • Psychiatric severe mental health illnesses such as psychosis or bipolar disorder This notice is an intention to conclude a framework agreement using the competitive process. The approximate lifetime value of the Fra…

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism: Assessment and Diagnosis, NHS Talking Therapies and Crisis Services (SBS10239): Assessment and DiagnosisABL Health, Arlson Psychological Services Ltd - trading as The Rooms of Knutsford SME, The Autism Assessment Service Ltd SME, Chase Lodge Health Ltd SME, Clinical Partners Limited SME +11 more£70m
Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism: Assessment and Diagnosis, NHS Talking Therapies and Crisis Services (SBS10239): NHS Talking TherapiesABL Health, Brent, Wandsworth and Westminster Mind SME, Chase Lodge Health Ltd SME, Clinical Partners Limited SME, Everyturn Services Limited t/a Everyturn Mental Health +13 more£70m
Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism: Assessment and Diagnosis, NHS Talking Therapies and Crisis Services (SBS10239): Crisis ServicesABL Health, Birmingham Mind (Birmingham Association for Mental Health), Everyturn Services Limited t/a Everyturn Mental Health, Independence Support Ltd, Ingeus UK Ltd +1 more£70m

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