Awarded· 29 Oct 2025
Autism Diagnostic Assessment Service
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board · Maidstone, South East
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board has awarded Autism Diagnostic Assessment Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Maidstone.
Source: Find a Tender, published 24 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
The Owl Centre
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 09:32
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About this tender
In brief
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board has awarded Autism Diagnostic Assessment Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Maidstone. The contract went to The Owl Centre. It was awarded on 29 October 2025.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 24 November 2025. The notice number is 076287-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05e6ea.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process for the "Autism Diagnostic Assessment Service" in the Kent & Medway region has completed its award stage under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The buyer, NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board, has finalized the contract with The Owl Centre Limited as the supplier.
The service encompasses health services classified under CPV code 85100000 and is set to span from 15th September 2025 to 14th September 2028, with a potential 12-month extension. The procurement method applied was limited, chosen without prior publication of a call for competition, focusing on the unique nature of the service needed and the existence of no realistic alternative provider.
This tender presents an opportunity primarily for SMEs in the health services sector to secure a contract for delivering autism diagnostic assessments. The existing framework allows for growth in service provision tailored to the specific needs of the population in the UKJ4 region. The proven ability to offer comprehensive healthcare evaluations strategically positions service providers to leverage further public sector contracts within similar regulatory frameworks.
The notice in full
Provision of an Autism Diagnostic Assessment service in Kent & Medway.
Lots (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: 15th September 2025 - 14th September 2028 with an option to extend for a further 12 months.
This is an existing service.
These are existing suppliers.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- The Owl Centre
- 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
- 076287-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e6ea
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- 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
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
- The Owl Centre
- Awardee scale
- SME
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Autism Diagnostic Assessment Service
Who won the Autism Diagnostic Assessment Service contract?
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board awarded the contract to The Owl Centre on 29 October 2025.
Who is the buyer for Autism Diagnostic Assessment Service?
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board, based in Maidstone, South East. The named contact is William Clark.
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