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Awarded· 30 Sept 2025

Autism Diagnostic Assessment

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board · Maidstone, South East

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board has awarded Autism Diagnostic Assessment. It is a contract for other health and social care in Maidstone.

Source: Find a Tender, published 23 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Sinclair-strong Consultants

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    Award Notice · 14:58

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About this tender

In brief

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board has awarded Autism Diagnostic Assessment. It is a contract for other health and social care in Maidstone. The contract went to Sinclair-strong Consultants. It was awarded on 30 September 2025.

It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 23 October 2025. The notice number is 067918-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05d2bb.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board awarding a contract for the provision of an Autism Diagnostic Assessment service in the Kent & Medway region. Classified under the health services industry, this contract was executed under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

The procurement stage is marked as 'complete,' with the contract being awarded through a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The relevant dates include a contract period from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028, with the option to extend for an additional 12 months.

The award was confirmed on the 1st of October, 2025, to Sinclair-Strong Consultants Ltd. Given the direct award nature, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) like Sinclair-Strong Consultants Ltd, already identified as the supplier, have been successful in securing such contracts, emphasizing the suitability of localised, specialised entities in capitalising on these opportunities within the public healthcare framework.

The notice in full

Provision of an Autism Diagnostic Assessment service in Kent & Medway

Lots (1)

  1. 01

    Lot 1Cancelled

    Provision of an Autism Diagnostic Assessment service in Kent & Medway.

    This contract has been awarded under Direct Award B.

    The contract has been awarded with no guarantee of activity. The value will vary dependant on the activity delivered.

    Contract Period: 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2028 with an option to extend for a further 12 months.

    This is an existing service.

    These are existing suppliers.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
Not specified - Not specified
Lots
1
Awarded to
Sinclair-strong Consultants
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
Award Notice
Procurement method
Limited
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Cancelled
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
067918-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d2bb
CPV code
85100000 - Health services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board is based in Maidstone. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Maidstone
Town
Rochester
Postcode
ME15 6NB
Electoral ward
High Street
Constituency
Maidstone and Malling
Delivery area
Kent
Region
South East
Sub-region
Mid Kent
Area
Kent
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Category
Services
Contact
William Clark
Address
Maidstone, ME15 6NB · South East · England

Not stated in the notice: phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Sinclair-strong Consultants
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
Not stated
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Autism Diagnostic Assessment

Who won the Autism Diagnostic Assessment contract?

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to Sinclair-strong Consultants on 30 September 2025.

Who is the buyer for Autism Diagnostic Assessment?

NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board, based in Maidstone, South East. The named contact is William Clark.

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