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Published 6 May 2025, 14:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Autism Peer Education (previously known as Autism Central)

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£6,000,000≈ £2.0m / year · £7,200,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Jun 2025awarded 20 May 2026
Awarded to Anna Freud National Centre for children and Familites, Anna Freud/UCL/SLaM2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Autism Peer Education service for the families and carers of autistic and suspected autistic people of all ages.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Sept 2028, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Health services · Special education services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£6,000,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensionsValue: £6,000,000 exc. VAT · £7,200,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions · 1+1 years
80340000 Special education services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 30 Sept 2028
First published
6 May 2025, 14:43 BST
Last source update
20 May 2026, 16:28 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 11 Aug 2025
Authority reference
C315805
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019133
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Health servicesSpecial education services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050d3c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
29 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Through Atamis e-tendering portal atamis-1928.my.site.com/ProSpend__CustomComm… ↗

Timeline

6 May 2025 → 20 May 2026 · 6 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    6 May 2025, 14:43 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    29 May 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    11 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts384 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published153 days ago
    20 May 2026, 16:28 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    6 May 2025, 14:43 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    16 Apr 2026, 15:43 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Apr 2026, 15:43 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    20 May 2026, 16:28 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £5,862,5401 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 2latest 20 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Anna Freud National Centre for children and FamilitesSME——Awarded
Anna Freud/UCL/SLaMVCSE£5,862,540 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 046625-2026-1 · Anna Freud National Centre for children and FamilitesSME

    Signed
    20 May 2026
    Value
    —
    Period
    … – 30 Sept 2028
    Status
    active

  • Autism Peer Education (previously known as Autism Central) · Anna Freud/UCL/SLaMVCSE

    Signed
    16 Apr 2026
    Value
    £5,862,540
    Period
    16 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2028
    Status
    active
    1 agreed KPI: Coaching sessions
    • Coaching sessions, Deliver no less than 1000 group coaching sessions annually to families, carers and personal assistants nationwide across all Regional Hubs.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic——£6,000,000 – £6,000,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS England

Contracting authorityHealthPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDPT-3135-BWWY Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd, London, London, SE1 8UGContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtMediation bodyReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender