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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- The Family Psychologist SME
- Value
- £1,422,988
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health services (CPV 85100000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 009963-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Sep 2025
- Published4 Feb 2026Published 154 days after the contract date
Description
The Herefordshire and Worcestershire Adult Autism Assessment and Diagnosis Service provides a structured, specialist assessment to identify autism spectrum condition (ASC) for adults. The service supports individuals who suspect they may be autistic or who have been referred by a healthcare professional. The service covers the registered patient population of the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, United Kingdom. The current contract for the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Adult Autism Assessment and Diagnosis Service is expiring on 31st March 2026 and a new one is needed . The value of the original contact was £345,000.00 per annum. The contract duration was for an initial period of 2 years, commencing on 1st April 2022 with an option to extend for a further 2-years subject to mutual agreement. The 2-year optional extension period is now coming to an end. The total lifetime value of the original contract was £1,380,000. The incumbent provider of the above service is perfo…
About the supplier
The Family Psychologist: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07713490).