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Norfolk Autism Adult Assessment with Navigation Service | UKGovscan
This notice is to communicate the intention to award a contract under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Competitive Process’.<br/><br/>NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board invited suitably qualified and experienced providers to express their interest in delivering a Norfolk Autism Adult Assessment with Navigation Service.<br/><br/>The successful Provider will be responsible for the delivery of a safe and appropriate NICE compliant assessment and navigation service with requisite levels of safety, comfort, privacy, and dignity to be fully compatible with the needs of adults suspected of having autism. It shall offer a range of ways to engage with people accessing the service, to ensure that it is autism friendly.<br/>The service will:<br/>• screen for autism providing written validation of difficulties associated with autism along with a reasonable adjustment letter.<br/>• offer a Norfolk Autism Adult Navigation Service (see section 4.3 below) to reduce the drive and need for an adult autism assessment, through offering interventions in a timely manner.<br/>• as required accurately manage and maintain an adult autism assessment waiting list.<br/>• have a clear and transparent adult autism spectrum disorder (ASD) pathway for assessment<br/><br/>The proposed contract will be for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for up to an additional 1 year. The annual contract value is £481,000 per annum.
This procurement was divided into 1 lots, each awarded separately. 2 bids were received in total.
Lots
1
Combined Lot Value
£1,443,000
Bids Received
2
Bids per Lot
2
Lot
Value
Bids Received
Awarded To
Status
Lot 1
1,080 days (≈3 yrs)
£1,443,000
2
ABL Health
active
Data note: the source feed marks these lots as cancelled even though their awards are active — an inconsistency in the published notice. The award status is shown above.
Award criteria
Weightings from the notice.
Quality and Innovation35%
Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability20%
Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating15%
Social Value10%
Value20%(price)
Government spending data: These suppliers have received £1,682,333 in 104 payments (over £25k) from Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Transport, NHS England, DEFRA, Department for Work and Pensions and 9 more public bodies (2010-04-06 to 2026-04-28).
Key Dates
Published
24 September 2025
Tender Open
-
Tender Deadline
1 November 2024
Award Date
-
Contract Signed
12 December 2024
Contract Start
-
Contract End
-
Notice Amendments
Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.
Amendment 1
Change (V1.3.01): 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 the relevant authority by 31st December 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’If you have wish to make a written representation regarding this intention to award notice please contact …@nhs.net.The intention to award decision was made by the ICB Executive Management Team on 2nd December 2024 and the Contracts and Procurement Steering Group on 12th December 2024.There were no declared conflicts identified during in relation to this process.The Key Criteria weighting for this services was as follows:Quality & Innovation - 35%Value - 20%Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 20%Improving Access, Reducing - 15%Social Value - 10%The relative importance of the Key Criteria was deemed appropriate based on the requirements of the serviceThe rationale for awarding to the preferred provider was that they have passed all pass/fail questions in the basic selection questionnaire and ranked as the highest scoring provider based on their overall Key Criteria score within this Provider Selection Process.This contract relates to an existing service and is being awarded to an new Provider. The contract is expected to commence 1st June 2025 for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for up to an additional 1 year. → 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 the relevant authority by 31st December 2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’If you have wish to make a written representation regarding this intention to award notice please contact …@nhs.net.The intention to award decision was made by the ICB Executive Management Team on 2nd December 2024 and the Contracts and Procurement Steering Group on 12th December 2024.There were no declared conflicts identified during in relation to this process.The Key Criteria weighting for this services was as follows:Quality & Innovation - 35%Value - 20%Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability - 20%Improving Access, Reducing - 15%Social Value - 10%The relative importance of the Key Criteria was deemed appropriate based on the requirements of the serviceThe rationale for awarding to the preferred provider was that they have passed all pass/fail questions in the basic selection questionnaire and ranked as the highest scoring provider based on their overall Key Criteria score within this Provider Selection Process.This contract relates to an existing service and is being awarded to an new Provider. The contract is expected to commence 1st June 2025 for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for up to an additional 1 year. This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under 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. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process.Date of Contact Award 9th September 2025 The proposed contract will be for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for up to an additional 1 year. The annual contract value is £481,000 per annum.
Procurement Details
Method
Open — any supplier may bid
Method Details
Open procedure
Route to market
Open competition
Main category
Services
Category
Community health services
Delivery location
UKH1
Open under
WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Buyer Reference
NW2024-70
Legal Basis
Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (EU Directive 2014/24)
CPV Codes
85100000 – Health services; 85323000 – Community health services