CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

(SM — LCH) Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Diagnostic Assessments — for children and young people aged 5-17 living in Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

This Invitation to Tender has been created by Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, acting on behalf of Leeds Community Healthcare (LCH).

Its purpose is to invite proposals from suitably experienced and qualified supplier(s) of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnostic assessments. These assessments are to be carried out for children and young people aged 5-17, living within the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

This service must be delivered in compliance with the National Institute for health and Care Excellence (NICE) CG128 guideline: — ‘Autism diagnosis in children and young people: Recognition, referral and diagnosis of children and young people on the autism spectrum’.

The assessments would ideally be carried out within Children Centres, Schools or LCH's CAMHS clinic bases across the city of Leeds.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

LYP 00716

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

The Trust implements a standstill period for a minimum of 10 calendar days. This will provide time for unsuccessful tenderers to raise queries or challenge the award decision before any contract is entered into.

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 also provide remedial steps for parties who wish to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice