Diagnostic Assessments of Autism for Children and Young People
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Estimated Value
Up to £499,863
Deadline
Not specified
Published
10 April 2025
Type
services
Overview
Hywel Dda University Health Board (HDUHB) requires a single contract with Healios Ltd in line with a time-limited initiative to help reduce waiting times to accessing a diagnostic assessment of autism for children and young people.
Key points
- Risk assessment to include risk of harm to service user, or service user’s risk to others
- Risk management plan
- Multidisciplinary team approach
- Childhood development history
- Clinical interview with informant
- Clinical Interview with individual
- Observation Assessment
- Obtain School/College information
- Use of a valid diagnostic tool(s) as specified in current NICE guidance
- Diagnostic Threshold as set out in DSM5 or ICD-11
- Comprehensive report detailing how diagnostic threshold has/or has not been met
- Feedback of outcome to client. In line with the funding requirement providers will need to:
- Be able to provide services with immediate effect from March 2025.
- Service implementation meetings are expected to commence in March 2025.
- Must have extensive experience of diagnostic assessment in autism of children and young
- Must have extensive experience of cross-sector working with HDUHB.
- Must have a proven track record of successful partnership working outsourcing diagnostic assessments for Health Boards
- Must have developed stabilised professional relationships with schools, colleges and parent carers across Hywel Dda University Health Board footprint to facilitate prompt engagement and receipt of relevant information required
- Must have knowledge of the relevant services and established links with locally commissioned services for children’s neurodevelopmental (ASD) services.
- The Delivery Partner must have knowledge and links to similar services the health provides (including contractual)
- Have comprehensive knowledge of Welsh Government policy and legislation pertaining to neuro-divergence children and young people.
- Conduct the bulk of the referral and processing services involving primary engagement with parent carers
- Have established effective working relationships with Children’s ND (ASD) Service, Mental health services, Local Authority and Primary Health partners across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire
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Award Details
Healios Limited
£499,863
Likely incumbents
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- 1
PRIORY GROUP LIMITED (As Entity Priory Rehabilitation Services Ltd)
2 contracts wonlatest 11 Jun 2026£2
total awarded
- 2
PARTNERSHIPS IN CARE LIMITED
2 contracts wonlatest 11 Jun 2026£2
total awarded
- 3
PRIORY REHABILITATION SERVICES LIMITED
1 contract wonlatest 11 Jun 2026£1
total awarded
- 4
AUTISM OXFORD UK LIMITED
1 contract wonlatest 26 May 2026£4m
total awarded
- 5
Healios Limited
1 contract wonlatest 26 May 2026£4m
total awarded
PRIORY GROUP LIMITED (As Entity Priory Rehabilitation Services Ltd) is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)Key Dates
Published
10 April 2025
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
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