Dear FOI Team
Please could you provide the following information regarding ADHD and Autism services commissioned from, or delivered through subcontract arrangements by, your organisation:
1. Commissioned and Sub-contracted Services
Does your organisation currently deliver, commission or sub-contract any of the following services?
• Adult ADHD services
• Adult Autism services
• CYP ADHD services
• CYP Autism services
• Combined/Dual ADHD and Autism services
2. Service Delivery Arrangements
For each service identified above, please advise whether the service is:
• Provided directly by your organisation;
• Commissioned from a third-party provider;
• Delivered through a subcontract arrangement; or
• Delivered through a combination of the above.
Where a service is commissioned or sub-contracted from a third-party, please provide:
• Provider name
• Contract start date
• Contract end date
• Extension period (if applicable)
• Method of contract award:
o Direct Award A
o Direct Award B
o Direct Award C
o Most Suitable Provider Process
o Competitive Process
o Framework Agreement
o Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
o Other (please specify)
• Service specification (or a link to where this is publicly available)
3. Framework Details
Where a framework or DPS is used, please provide:
• Framework/DPS name;
• Framework provider/host organisation; and
• Expiry date (if known)
4. Procurement Waiver or Exemption
For each service commissioned or sub-contracted please advise:
• Whether a procurement waiver or exemption from competitive procurement was used; and
• The reason for the waiver or exemption.
5. Activity and Spend
For the most recently completed financial year, please provide the following information for each provider:
• Total spend; and
• Total activity delivered under the contract (if available)
6. Future Opportunities
Does your organisation anticipate procuring, recommissioning, extending, or reviewing any ADHD and/or Autism services delivered through a third-party provider within the next 24 months?
If yes, please provide any anticipated procurement timescales.
7. Supporting Information
Please provide any procurement documentation, business cases, service development plans, and/or transformation plans relating to these services.