Contract award · 2 May 2025

Outsourcing of Adult Autism Diagnostic Assessments

North East London NHS Foundation Trust awarded “Outsourcing of Adult Autism Diagnostic Assessments” to Carehome Selection Ltd for £99,918.

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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
North East London NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
Value
£99,918
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Health & social care · Psychiatrist or psychologist services (CPV 85121270)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date2 May 2025
  2. Published2 May 2025Published the same day

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. 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.

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