F11435 Adult Autism Diagnostic & Support Services

Scope

NHS Portsmouth Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is seeking to contract with suitably qualified provider(s) for the delivery of Adult Autism Diagnostic and Support Services - which together form the Adults Autism Diagnosis Pathway, for its patient population across the CCG area. All services will support adults aged over 18 as their core service delivery.

The Service Procurement is split into two Lots which are fully described in Schedule 2 of each of the draft contract particulars in the ITT:

Lot 1 - Diagnostic Service - Contract Value - £ 75,000

Lot 2 - Support Service - Contract Value - £ 57,000

The service is being tendered for a term of three years, with the option to extend for a further twelve months, with a commencement date of 1st September 2018.

Closing date for bid submissions: 12 noon, 14 May 2018

Key Objectives of this Procurement

To identify autism, increase and improve the support and services available to adults with an autistic spectrum condition and work towards increasing the accessibility of community support from wherever it is needed. Both services will deliver a clear pathway for adults with autism which is both effective and efficient and the two services will work in partnership to achieve this.

The Diagnostic Service - will specifically:

Provide diagnostic screening, assessment and diagnosis. It will also enhance the information available about how autism impacts on an individual who may have had a diagnosis, increasing their understanding of what that might mean for them and their on-going support structure.

The Support Service - will specifically:

Provide support pre, post and during diagnosis and on-going preventative support for people with autism or suspected autism, which wraps around the diagnosis process and empowers individuals to live a fulfilling and rewarding life.

Accessing the Tender Opportunity

The Contracting Authority is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this Procurement and to communicate with Bidders. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to Bidders and all communications with the Contracting Authority, including the submission of Bids, will be conducted electronically via the Portal.

This is a one stage open process and interested parties should access the portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning; suppliers using the portal for the first time must register (free of charge) to receive a password for their initial login:

1. Browse to the SoEPS Commissioning Support portal above;

2. If you are not already registered, click the \"Register\" link on the left-hand side of the page;

3. Enter your correct business and user details;

4. Note the email address and password chosen and Click \"Register My Company\" when complete.

5. Login to the portal with the username/password;

6. You will be prompted to change your password on first login;

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