Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
NHS North East London Clinical Commissioning Group
4th Floor Unex Tower 5 Station Rd
LONDON
E15 1DA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://procontract.due-north.com/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Dementia Post Diagnostic Support and Outreach
Reference number
PRJ 1095
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Dementia Post Diagnostic Support and Outreach services.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,400,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Dementia is a syndrome (a group of related symptoms) associated with an ongoing decline of brain functioning. Research shows that there are more than 850,000 people in the UK who have Dementia with 1 in 14 being over the age of 65 and 1 in 6 over the age of 80. The number of people living with Dementia is increasing because people are living longer. It is estimated that by 2025 there will be 1 million people living with Dementia.
Dementia is one of the main causes of disability in later life. Characterised by progressive memory loss, behavioural and personality changes, impaired reasoning and ability to care for oneself, it progresses over time, and in the later stages of the disease people become increasingly frail, may have difficulty eating and swallowing, experience incontinence and lose communication skills such as speech and become increasingly dependent on others.
Following diagnosis, all people with dementia should have access to a dementia adviser who can act as a point of contact for information and signposting to other services. The focus of work would be to help people with dementia to navigate the health and social care system.
The service will offer post diagnostic support to all people who have been diagnosed with Dementia. This will include signposting to services, advance care planning, legal advice and advocating on their behalf. There will be a general focus on admission avoidance for all residents diagnosed with Dementia. Risk assessment of all people living with Dementia in the borough and providing support in line with the risks identified as well as referring them on appropriately to other services. Also to provide a link to GPs to encourage them to identify patients who may have dementia and provide them with ongoing support.
The contract duration for the service is 5 years with the option to extend for 2 years, (5+2). The total value for the duration of the contract is £1,400,000. Breakdown of the total value: Annual value is £200,000, (7 years at £200,000).
Interested organisation must express an interest via Pro-contract e-tendering portal. Bidders needs to register on Pro-contract if they are not registered already. This can be done by clicking the below link.
https://procontract.due-north.com/Register
Once registered, you can express an interest in this project and submit the EOI form by clicking the following link to this specific project:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=8844f69f-007a-ec11-8110-005056b64545
Please note: The EOI form must be submitted to complete an expression of interest. Any expressions of interests by any other means will not be considered.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
Duration in months
84
two.2.14) Additional information
In line with the Health and Care Bill it is envisaged that CCGs will be abolished and replaced by Integrated Care Boards (ICBs). Any reference to CCGs as Contracting Authorities in this procurement should be interpreted as referring to the ICBs that will take their place in due course.
Please note that the contract(s) will be awarded without further publication. Interested organisations must express their interest as instructed in this PIN notice if they wish to take part in this procurement process.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Form of procedure
Open procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date
11 February 2022
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures
1 April 2022
Section six. Complementary information
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used