Official UK procurement notice
Waveney Adult Autism Assessment Service
Authority: NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis notice is an intention to award notice under the Provider Selection Regime competitive process.<br/><br/>NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board is invited suitably qualified and experienced providers to express their interest in delivering a Waveney Autism Adult Assessment Service.<br/><br/>The key aims and objectives include the following:<br/><br/>To engage with autistic people and the market to commission an autism assessment service for adults registered with a Waveney GP.<br/><br/>The commissioning process will define quality with alignment to local and national standards, policy and guidance. It will include the process to measure and monitor the quality of assessments, while ensuring sustainability of the service.<br/><br/>This service is funded by health and the ICB will lead the contract from 1st October 2025. Through good integration the aims is to deliver clearer access and seamless pathways, improve patients experience and achieve better wellbeing outcomes with a reduction in health inequalities.<br/><br/>The project aims to exploit digital technology, identify innovative opportunities, promote social value and secure value for money, through listening and understanding the market and building on existing good relationships demonstrating leadership and good governance arrangements.<br/><br/>This is a 2 year contract with the option to extend for up to an additional 1 year. The maximum annual value is £180,000 with a maximum 3 year contract value of £540,000.
CPV: Community health services · Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This is an intention to award notice under the Provider Selection Regime competitive…AwardedPublished value£540,000
This is an intention to award notice under the Provider Selection Regime competitive process.<br/><br/>NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board is invited suitably qualified and experienced providers to express their interest in delivering a Waveney Autism Adult Assessment Service.<br/><br/>The key aims and objectives include the following:<br/><br/>To engage with autistic people and the market to commission an autism assessment service for adults registered with a Waveney GP.<br/><br/>The commissioning process will define quality with alignment to local and national standards, policy and guidance. It will include the process to measure and monitor the quality of assessments, while ensuring sustainability of the service.<br/><br/>This service is funded by health and the ICB will lead the contract from 1st October 2025. Through good integration the aims is to deliver clearer access and seamless pathways, improve patients experience and achieve better wellbeing outcomes with a reduction in health inequalities.<br/><br/>The project aims to exploit digital technology, identify innovative opportunities, promote social value and secure value for money, through listening and understanding the market and building on existing good relationships demonstrating leadership and good governance arrangements.<br/><br/>This is a 2 year contract with the option to extend for up to an additional 1 year. The maximum annual value is £180,000 with a maximum 3 year contract value of £540,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality and Innovation: 40%
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 20%
- Social Value: 15%
- Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 25%
Published award criteria (5)
- Quality and Innovation: 40
- Integration, Collaboration and Service Sustainability: 25
- Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities and Facilitating Choice: 20
- Social Value: 15
- Value: 0
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Oct 2024, 12:16 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Jul 2025, 15:41 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Jun 2025 – …
- Authority reference
NW2025-100- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043243- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04acbbFind a Tender
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice.<br/><br/>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 Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 23:59 on the 6th August 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.<br/><br/>Written representations should be sent to: [email protected]<br/><br/>Award decision-makers - NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board Contracting and Procurement Steering Group approved the award on 10th July 2025.<br/><br/>Conflicts of Interest: No conflicts of interest raised.<br/><br/>The lifetime value of the contract is expected to be £540,000<br/><br/>The Key Criteria used and weighted by the authority were as follows:<br/><br/>Quality and Innovation 40%<br/><br/>Value This was evaluated on a Pass/Fail basis<br/><br/>Integration, collaboration, and service sustainability 25%<br/><br/>Improving access, reducing health inequalities, and facilitating choice 20%<br/><br/>Social value 15%<br/><br/>The rationale for this was based on the detailed list of all requirements according to the specification and requirements of the integrated care system with the winning bidder awarded the highest combined weighted score across the 5 key criteria.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Timeline
1 Nov 2024 → 30 Sept 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected1 Nov 2024
- Submission deadline6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened6 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Notice published25 Jul 2025, 15:41 BST
- Bids must remain valid until392 days ago30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Dec 2024- Status changed to active4 Dec 2024, 15:51 GMT
- Procurement method changed4 Dec 2024, 15:51 GMT
- Deadline published: 7 Jan 2025, 17:00 GMT4 Dec 2024, 15:51 GMT
- Deadline moved to 6 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST7 May 2025, 16:16 BST+150 days · was 7 Jan 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Buyer details updated7 May 2025, 16:16 BST
- Status changed to complete25 Jul 2025, 15:41 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2024-10: 1 release · 16 Oct 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skylight Psychiatry Ltd | £540,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 043243-2025-1 · Skylight Psychiatry Ltd
- Signed
- 10 Jul 2025
- Value
- £540,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care BoardContracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS EnglandReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Skylight Psychiatry LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.