Contract extension for the supply of post-diagnostic support to autistic adults

Concepts

• health and social work
• gloucester
• post-diagnostic support
• autistic adults
• post
• diagnostic
• autistic
• adults
• gloucestershire rural council
• communities

Location

Gloucester

Description

To vary the terms of the contract with Gloucestershire Rural Council and Communities (GRCC) due to expire on 31 March 2024, for the provision of the supply of post-diagnostic support to autistic adults for the purposes of extending its term by a further period of 12 months.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

Legal Justification

The Community Autism Support and Advice (CASA) Service underwent a competitive Invitation to Tender process on, 16 October 2023. The tender closed on Friday, 17 November 2023. There was initially a good level of interest expressed, however bids that were subsequently submitted were not deemed sufficient to meet Council requirements. The extension to the current contract will be made using the legal route permitted under Regulation 72 (1) (b) of Public Contracts Regulations 2015. There are specific provisions which enable the Council to make in-term modifications to a contract, such as varying its term, if changing the supplier is not feasible due to economic or technical reasons (e.g., requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing services) and if such a change would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the Council.