National Framework Agreement for the Provision of Autism andADHD Assessment Services
COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTEstimated Value
Up to £399,055
Deadline
Not specified
Published
25 September 2026
Type
services
Overview
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to establish a Framework Agreement under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (and as amended) (the PSR) for use by all Relevant Authorities (and any future successors to these organisations). "Relevant authority" is defined in section 12ZB(7) of the National Health Service Act 2006.
It means a combined authority, an integrated care board, a local authority in England, NHS England, an NHS foundation trust or an NHS trust established under section 25 of that Act. For the avoidance of doubt, any successor bodies of any of the above entities shall be entitled to place Orders and shall be deemed Relevant Authorities for the purposes of this Framework Agreement.
Demand for autism and ADHD assessment and diagnosis services has increased significantly in recent years, with waiting lists in some areas now years long. In order to address this backlog, many NHS organisations are outsourcing portions of this service to increase capacity, either on a short- or long-term basis.
Regulations cited
- Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023
- National Health Service Act 2006
Additional details
This Framework Agreement will provide a quick and compliant route to contract for these services. The overall aim of the Framework Agreement is to provide an assessment and diagnosis service for autism, ADHD and/or combined autism and ADHD for both adult and paediatric patients.
For patients on the ADHD or combined pathway this may also include medication prescribing, titration and review. The term of the framework agreement will be 4 years.
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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is looking for one provider to deliver autism diagnostic assessments for children and young people on its waiting list, using clinical capacity from NHS or local authority settings. The contract runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2027 and is worth about £399,000.
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Award Details
ID MEDICAL GROUP LIMITED
ADHD 360 Ltd
£15,000,000
Advanced Child Care Assessments Limited t/a Advanced Adult Care Assessments
£15,000,000
Amethyst Assessment Centre Ltd
£15,000,000
Autism and ADHD Diagnostic Centre Limited
£15,000,000
THE AUTISM ASSESSMENT HUB LIMITED
£15,000,000
Chase Lodge Health Limited
£15,000,000
Ciconia Recovery Limited
£15,000,000
Clinical Partners Limited
£15,000,000
Everest Recruitment and Services Ltd
£15,000,000
EVOLVE PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES LTD
£15,000,000
Focus Mental Health Solutions
£15,000,000
Harley Mental Health LTD (Trading as Harley Street Mental Health)
£15,000,000
Harley Mind Care Psychiatrists Ltd
£15,000,000
Healios Ltd
£15,000,000
HealthHero Solutions Limited
£15,000,000
Health Now Limited
£15,000,000
Key Performance International Healthcare Limited
£15,000,000
Mindler Ltd
£15,000,000
MOAI Health Limited
£15,000,000
Modality Limited Liability Partnership
£15,000,000
NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit (hosted by NHS England)
£15,000,000
Oakdale Centre Community Interest Company Ltd
£15,000,000
Partnering Health Limited (PHL)
£15,000,000
Phoenix Mental Health Services LLP
£15,000,000
Provide Wellbeing Limited
£15,000,000
RTN Mental Health Solutions Ltd
£15,000,000
Newbridge Care Systems Ltd
£15,000,000
Seven Care Services Ltd
£15,000,000
Skylight Psychiatry Ltd
£15,000,000
National Neurodiversity Assessments trading as Speech and Language Therapy West Midlands Ltd
£15,000,000
Shropshire Autism Service Ltd
£15,000,000
Young Wellbeing Hub Limited
£15,000,000
Advanced Child Care Assessments Limited t/a Advanced Adult Care Assessments
£15,000,000
Autism and ADHD Diagnostic Centre Ltd
£15,000,000
Chase Lodge Health Ltd
£15,000,000
Ciconia Recovery Ltd
£15,000,000
Clinical Partners Ltd
£15,000,000
HARLEY MENTAL HEALTH LTD T/A HARLEY STREET MENTAL HEALTH
£15,000,000
HEALTH NOW LTD
£15,000,000
HEALTHHERO SOLUTIONS LTD
£15,000,000
Key Performance International Healthcare LTD
£15,000,000
MOAI HEALTH LTD
£15,000,000
MODALITY LLP
£15,000,000
NHS ENGLAND ON BEHALF OF NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT
£15,000,000
OAKDALE CENTRE CIC
£15,000,000
PARTNERING HEALTH LTD
£15,000,000
PROVIDE ENTERPRISES LIMITED TRADING AS PROVIDE WELLBEING
£15,000,000
NATIONAL NEURODIVERSITY ASSESSMENTS (TRADING AS SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY WEST MIDLANDS LTD)
£15,000,000
THE AUTISM ASSESSMENT HUB LTD
£15,000,000
THE ID MEDICAL GROUP LTD T/A ID MEDICAL UNIT 2
£15,000,000
YOUNG WELLBEING HUB LTD
£15,000,000
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- 1
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1 contract wonlatest 12 May 2025£412,212
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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilKey Dates
Published
25 September 2026
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