Tender

Dementia Support Services

  • Buckinghamshire Council

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract notice)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-022624

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02dfcf

Published 13 September 2021, 11:16am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Buckinghamshire Council

11th Floor, New County Offices, Walton Street

Aylesbury

HP20 1YU

Contact

Mr Adrian Ratcliff

Email

adrian.ratcliff@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1296383337

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Dementia Support Services

Reference number

DN563110

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Buckinghamshire Council is seeking to commission an organisation that will act as a single point of contact to provide pre- and post-diagnostic advice and support for individuals and their carers throughout the dementia journey. The service will empower people to make informed decisions about their care to maximise their quality of life, reduce the risk of crisis and admission to hospital and enable the individual to live independently in their communities for as long as possible. The service will also offer training to a range of health and social care professionals to identify common early symptoms of dementia, complete memory impairment screening, and direct individuals to the dementia diagnostic pathway.

The contract dates will be 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2024 (One optional extension 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025.

The budget cap for this service is 156,000 GBP per annum.

The Council is of the opinion that TUPE will apply.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Buckinghamshire Council is seeking to commission an organisation that will act as a single point of contact to provide pre- and post-diagnostic advice and support for individuals and their carers throughout the dementia journey. The service will empower people to make informed decisions about their care to maximise their quality of life, reduce the risk of crisis and admission to hospital and enable the individual to live independently in their communities for as long as possible. The service will also offer training to a range of health and social care professionals to identify common early symptoms of dementia, complete memory impairment screening, and direct individuals to the dementia diagnostic pathway.

The contract dates will be 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2024 (One optional extension 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025.

The budget cap for this service is 156,000 GBP per annum.

The Council is of the opinion that TUPE will apply.

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Duration in months

24

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

two.2.14) Additional information

The contract dates are 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2024 (One optional extension 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025).


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria

All criteria are stated in the procurement documents accessed via http://www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk

Award criteria: Quality 60, Price 40


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 tenders or requests to participate

Date

18 October 2021

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Courts of Justice

The Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom