Official UK procurement notice
NHS South Yorkshire ICB Primary Care ADHD Interface & Diagnostic Service Most Suitable Provider
Authority: NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.<br/><br/>The intention is to award a contract following the Most Suitable Provider Process.<br/><br/>The service will be a Primary Care ADHD Interface & Diagnostic Service, operating within Sheffield for patients aged 18 and above. Service provision will be in line with the SY ICB ADHD/Autism Commissioning Policy.<br/><br/>The value of the contract is £960,376 for a 2 year contract duration.
CPV: Psychiatrist or psychologist services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The service will be a Primary Care ADHD Interface & Diagnostic Service, operating…Awarded
The service will be a Primary Care ADHD Interface & Diagnostic Service, operating within Sheffield for patients aged 18 and above. Service provision will be in line with the SY ICB ADHD/Autism Commissioning Policy. The aims and objectives of the service are to provide the following Primary Care Led functions:<br/>
- ADHD Interface Service – supporting effective new adult ADHD referrals from wider primary care; screening/triage of referrals; signposting patients to needs-led support; GP with Extended Role in ADHD (GPwER) to assess patient referrals suitable for a Primary Care based diagnostic assessment. Patients who need a specialist referral will be referred according to Patient Choice.<br/><br/>
- GPwER Diagnostic Assessment Clinics: ADHD GPwER clinic model provides adult ADHD assessment and diagnosis for patients clinically assessed as being suitable for primary care diagnosis<br/><br/>This notice is an intention to award a contract under the most suitable provider process.<br/><br/>The approximate lifetime value of the service is £960,376.00<br/><br/>This is a new service.<br/><br/>The service will run from 16/07/2026 to 15/07/2028
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
- 3 Jun 2026, 15:25 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 15:21 BST
- Authority reference
C451215- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062381- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06acb2Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to 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 provisions of the Procurement Act 2024 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 15th July 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>The decision maker was: ??<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest were identified.
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to 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 provisions of the Procurement Act 2024 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 15th May 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.<br/><br/>The decision maker was the South Yorkshire Executive Board<br/><br/>No conflicts of interest were identified<br/><br/><br/>A F01 PIN notice 2026/S 000-052450 was published on 3rd June 2026 asking potential providers for the service to respond to 11 questions, relating to providing the service. This was treated as a market engagement exercise to identify any providers that SY ICB were not aware of.<br/><br/>The 11 questions were:<br/><br/><br/>1 Delivery of clinical services relating to ADHD within a primary care setting <br/><br/>2 Delivery of local primary care based innovations at pace/scale<br/> <br/>3 Delivery of Primary Care support services at pace/scale <br/> <br/>4 Ability to work in conjunction with GP practices within Sheffield, including with regard to accessing appropriate GP clinical systems and supporting referral pathways <br/><br/>5 Ability to scale at pace the current GPwER model that is being piloted in the Sheffield University Health Service (https://www.sheffieldccgportal.co.uk/resources/primary-care-adhd-screening-interface-and-diagnostic-pilot-with-uhs) <br/><br/>6 Ability to offer equality of all patients to be able to access continuity of care via Sheffield ADHD Post-Diagnostic Management Services<br/> <br/>7 Ability to demonstrate the capability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with NHS specialist ADHD service <br/><br/>8 Established and effective quality assurance mechanisms (and track record) for innovative primary care based services (clinical services and services supporting GP practices). <br/><br/>9 Ability to merge new services with existing resources to reduce the financial and resourcing impact of the service to the NHS <br/><br/>10 Ability to align with the SY ICB ADHD and Autism Assessment Commissioning Policy (https://syics.co.uk/application/files/9617/7911/2841/ADHD_and_Autism_Commissioning_Policy_v1.3_March_2026.pdf) <br/><br/>11 Ability to improve economic, social, and environmental well-being within Sheffield <br/><br/><br/><br/>All submissions were assessed in order to identify the most suitable providers for the service . It is the intention to award the contract to this preferred supplier.
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
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Timeline
1 Jul 2026 → 2 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Next notice expected119 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Notice published117 days ago2 Jul 2026, 15:21 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jul 2026- Status changed to complete2 Jul 2026, 15:21 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Jul 2026, 15:21 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Care Sheffield Ltd | £960,376 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 062381-2026-1 · Primary Care Sheffield Ltd
- Signed
- 2 Jul 2026
- Value
- £960,376
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent Choice and Procurement Panel.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Primary Care Sheffield LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.