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Published 22 Apr 2026, 14:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Autism Peer Education (previously known as Autism Central)

Official notice

Authority: NHS England (Central government)

Direct awardLight touch regimeSME suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£5,862,540published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 22 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to The Anna Freud Centre

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NHS England is seeking to develop a single national offer that can be accessed equally across England to increase the provision of autism education and training for families and carers provided by families, carers, and autistic people.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Eligibility: SME eligible
85100000 Health services85141000 Services provided by medical personnel

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Apr 2026, 14:13 BST
Last source update
22 Apr 2026, 14:14 BST
Authority reference
C387072
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036635
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068899 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

PCR Light Touch Regime (LTR)

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Apr 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    22 Apr 2026, 14:13 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Apr 2026, 14:14 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    22 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £5,862,5401 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Anna Freud CentreAutism Peer Education service for the families and carers of autistic and suspected autistic people of all ages.22 Apr 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: 24 months from 30/09/2028£5,862,54022 Apr 2026Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS England

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Anna FreudAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCPD-3548-GCGR Anna Freud Centre, 4-8 Rodney Street,, London, London, N1 9JHContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender