Official UK procurement notice
Adult Autism Interim Diagnostic Service
Authority: NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of an Adult Autism Diagnostic service
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The provision of an Adult Autism Diagnostic serviceAwarded
The provision of an Adult Autism Diagnostic service.
Start Date: 01/04/2026
End Date: 31/03/2027
The lifetime value of the contract is £1,456,812
The ICB has awarded a contract to an existing provider following direct award process B.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- 17 Sept 2026, 14:46 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2026, 14:46 BST
- Authority reference
QE1-DL5-DA-26-001- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088294- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077498Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of a contract award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the processes as set out in the PSR have been applied and not the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of a contract award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the processes as set out in the PSR have been applied and not the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023. Details of Decision Makers: The recommendation to award the contract via this route has been made by the ICB commissioning lead for the service and was then endorsed at the ICB Commissioning Resource Group on the 06/02/26 . The final decision to award the contract was made by the LSC ICB Executive Committee on the 17/02/2026. There were no conflicts of interest identified.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Partners Ltd | £1,456,812 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Adult Autism Interim Diagnostic Service · Clinical Partners Ltd
- Signed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Value
- £1,456,812
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CLINICAL PARTNERS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.