Published date: 17 March 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 28 March 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£1,800,000 to £2,250,000

Procurement reference

DAP C - SCAAND

Published date

17 March 2025

Closing date

28 March 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Direct Award Process C - Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The contract is to deliver a Service for Complex Autism and Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorders (SCAAND) in London.

The Commissioner intends to award a contract to the existing provider, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, via Direct Award Process C as described in Regulation 9 of the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

The Service for Complex Autism & Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorders (SCAAND) is a specialist Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). It provides assessment, consultation, and intervention for young people with complex neurodevelopmental conditions, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Intellectual Disability (ID), and other co-occurring conditions such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), epilepsy, and language disorders.

SCAAND aims to provide specialist mental health support to improve the wellbeing, functioning, and quality of life of young people with complex neurodevelopmental needs. The service operates within a holistic, multi-disciplinary framework to ensure that each child's mental health, emotional, behavioural, and social needs are comprehensively assessed and managed.

The contract start date is 1st April 2025 for a period of 1 year with the Commissioner having the option to extend the contract for up to a further 3 months.

The approximate total lifetime value of the contract is estimated to be £2,250,000 (Annual value of £1,800,000).

More information

Additional text

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015 do not apply to this award.

The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Thursday 27th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR

Award information

Awarded date

12 March 2025

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2026

Total value of contract

£2,250,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

South London And Maudsley Nhs Foundation Trust

Address

Maudsley Hospital
SE5 8AZ
GB

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£2,250,000

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice.

Representations by providers must be made to Jessica.Gaucher-Thompson@nhs.net by Thursday 27th March 2025.

This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

The decision makers for this process were the Regional Director of Commissioning (NHS England - London) and Director of Commissioning Finance (NHS England -London).

To ensure a robust decision-making process, a number of Key Lines of Enquiry (KLoEs) were mapped to the five key criteria outlined in the Providers Selection Regime (PSR), which are:
1. Quality and innovation
2. Value
3. Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability
4. Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice
5. Social value

Each criterion was deemed to be of equal importance.
There were no conflicts of interests declared in reaching the decision to award.

About the buyer

Contact name

Jessica Gaucher-Thompson

Address

NHS England - Specialised Commissioning (London)
2nd Floor, Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
England

Email

Jessica.Gaucher-Thompson@nhs.net

Website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/london/