Planning

All Age Autism Support Service

  • London Borough of Lewisham

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-013259

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03c77f

Published 10 May 2023, 10:38am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

London Borough of Lewisham

4th Floor Laurence House

Catford

SE6 4RU

Contact

Ms Beena Patel

Email

Beena.Patel@lewisham.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2083146330

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.lewisham.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.londontenders.org/

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

All Age Autism Support Service

Reference number

DN669353

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This is a notice of Intent to publish a tender opportunity.

Lewisham Council and NHS South East London Integrated Care Board would like to commission a new service that specifically caters for Lewisham’s autistic population. It will be responsible for delivering and co-ordinating autism support and information services for autistic people of all ages.

The service will be highly effective and provide three levels of support:

• Level one -a universal offer of getting information and advice

• Level two - targeted offer for people waiting for an ASD assessment.

• Level three -specialist support for people who have received a diagnosis of ASD.

The purpose of the service will be to improve knowledge, confidence and skills of young people, adults, families and carers, with or without a diagnosis of ASD in Lewisham to support them to achieve their full potential. As this is a new service it will be a proof of concept for two years.

The procurement process is planned to start in July/August 2023.

Please register your interest in order to be notified once the procurement goes live.

This is not a call for competition.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

This is a notice of Intent to publish a tender opportunity.

Lewisham Council and NHS South East London Integrated Care Board would like to commission a new service that specifically caters for Lewisham’s autistic population. It will be responsible for delivering and co-ordinating autism support and information services for autistic people of all ages.

The service will be highly effective and provide three levels of support:

• Level one -a universal offer of getting information and advice

• Level two - targeted offer for people waiting for an ASD assessment.

• Level three -specialist support for people who have received a diagnosis of ASD.

The purpose of the service will be to improve knowledge, confidence and skills of young people, adults, families and carers, with or without a diagnosis of ASD in Lewisham to support them to achieve their full potential. As this is a new service it will be a proof of concept for two years.

The procurement process is planned to start in July/August 2023.

Please register your interest in order to be notified once the procurement goes live.

This is not a call for competition.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

3 July 2023


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes