The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wishes to establish a Framework Agreement under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (and as amended) (the PSR) for use by all Relevant Authorities (and any future successors to these organisations). "Relevant authority" is defined in section 12ZB(7) of the National Health Service Act 2006. It means a combined authority, an integrated care board, a local authority in England, NHS England, an NHS foundation trust or an NHS trust established under section 25 of that Act. For the avoidance of doubt, any successor bodies of any of the above entities shall be entitled to place Orders and shall be deemed Relevant Authorities for the purposes of this Framework Agreement. Demand for autism and ADHD assessment and diagnosis services has increased significantly in recent years, with waiting lists in some areas now years long. In order to address this backlog, many NHS organisations are outsourcing portions of this service to increase capacity, either on a short- or long-term basis. This Framework Agreement will provide a quick and compliant route to contract for these services. The overall aim of the Framework Agreement is to provide an assessment and diagnosis service for autism, ADHD and/or combined autism and ADHD for both adult and paediatric patients. For patients on the ADHD or combined pathway this may also include medication prescribing, titration and review. The term of the framework agreement will be 4 years.

Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of establishment of a framework agreement. This framework agreement has been concluded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 and The Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act Regulations 2023 and the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. Framework agreements have now been formally concluded using the competitive process with the Providers listed below. 25Eight Medical Group Ltd. Date of conclusion 26/08/2026 ADHD Certify Ltd. Date of conclusion 26/08/2026 Amethyst Assessment Centre Ltd. Date of conclusion 26/08/2026 Arkadia Clinical Solutions Ltd. Date of conclusion 26/08/2026 Arlson Psychological Services Ltd t/a Neurodivergent Perspectives. Date of conclusion 10/09/2026 AT Medics Ltd. Date of conclusion 15/09/2026 Britmed Healthcare Ltd. Date of conclusion 26/08/2026 Ciconia Recovery Ltd. Date of conclusion 04/09/2026 Clement Mind Ltd. Date of conclusion 01/09/2026 CogniScience Clinics Ltd. Date of conclusion 02/09/2026 Cognyfi Ltd. Date of conclusion 04/09/2026 Coyle Personnel Ltd. Date of conclusion 26/08/2026 Crystal Pathways Ltd. Date of conclusion 26/08/2026 Elective Services Ltd. Date of conclusion 26/08/2026 ENS Care and Support Ltd. Date of conclusion 26/08/2026 Harley Psychiatrists Ltd. Date of conclusion 04/09/2026 Healstead Ltd. Date of conclusion 04/09/2026 Health Now Ltd. Date of conclusion 26/08/2026 HG Mind Works Ltd. Date of conclusion 26/08/2026 ICS Operations Limited t/a Xyla. Date of conclusion 04/09/2026 Kirsop-Taylor Healthcare Ltd t/a KT Healthcare. Date of conclusion 08/09/2026 Legendary Services Ltd t/a The Warren Neurodiversity Service.   Date of conclusion 15/09/2026 Masters Advanced Clinical Care Ltd. Date of conclusion 02/09/2026 Medefer Ltd. Date of conclusion 26/08/2026 Mental Health and Wellbeing Services Ltd. Date of conclusion 26/08/2026 Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. Date of conclusion 07/09/2026 Minddoctor Ltd. Date of conclusion 26/08/2026 Minds Matter Clinic Ltd. Date of conclusion 26/08/2026 NAFS Health Consultancy and Training Ltd. Date of conclusion 26/08/2026 Outcomes First 4 Ltd t/a Momenta Connect. Date of conclusion 17/09/2026 Oxford Psychiatry Group Ltd. Date of conclusion 04/09/2026 Pharma Aesthetics Ltd t/a ADHD Diagnosis. Date of conclusion 26/08/2026 Psychcare Online Services Ltd. Date of conclusion 23/09/2026 Psych-UK Ltd. Date of conclusion 07/09/2026 RDA Autism & ADHD Practice Ltd. Date of conclusion 04/09/2026 Stepping Stones Clinic Ltd. Date of conclusion 02/09/2026 Sunrise Sanctuary Healthcare Ltd. Date of conclusion 18/09/2026 Teledoctor Ltd t/a ProblemShared. Date of conclusion 04/09/2026 The Autism Centre Ltd. Date of conclusion 26/08/2026 The Blue Tree Clinic Ltd. Date of conclusion 02/09/2026 The Centre for ADHD Research & Excellence Ltd t/a Care ADHD. Date of conclusion 18/09/2026 The Medical & Diagnostic Care Group Ltd. Date of conclusion 04/09/2026 The Neurodiversity Hub Ltd (Xpert Psychology). Date of conclusion 04/09/2026 The Therapy Company (UK) Ltd. Date of conclusion 26/08/2026 Wren Psychology Ltd. Date of conclusion 02/09/2026 Framework agreements will run from the date of conclusion until 01/06/29 The approximate lifetime value of the entire framework is £15000000 but no commitment to award a Call-off Contract is implied or given.