Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
East Lothian Council
John Muir House
Haddington, East Lothian
EH41 3HA
procurement@eastlothian.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1620827827
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00181
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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 - Post Diagnostic Support
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of Dementia Post Diagnostic Support (PDS) in East Lothian to meet the requirements of Scotland’s National Dementia Strategy
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian
Main site or place of performance
East Lothian
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
East Lothian Council on behalf of East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership, is seeing a suitable experienced and qualified provider for the provision of Dementia Post Diagnostic Support (PDS) to meet the requirements of Scotland’s National Dementia Strategy, for anyone who has been newly diagnosed with dementia.
We have a statutory duty to deliver the Scottish Government’s commitment that everyone newly diagnosed with dementia is entitled to be offered a minimum of a year’s worth of post diagnostic support, coordinated by an appropriately trained and named Link Worker. The provision of the statutory Post Diagnostic Support will form one part of our wider post diagnostic support pathway aimed at enabling the person and carers to understand and adjust to the diagnosis, connect better and navigate through services as well as plan for future care. The service provider will be a key partner in informing and planning of services for individuals across the whole pathway, working with people with lived experience, their carers, third sector and community partners to deliver innovation in dementia care and support, provided locally across East Lothian.
The service will require to operate flexibly across East Lothian and be integrated within NHS Lothian’s Primary Care and Older Adult Community Mental Health Services to ensure post diagnostic support is available at the point of diagnosis. Link Workers will be required to operate at the Enhanced Dementia Practice Level as defined within the Promoting Excellence Framework and deliver PDS in accordance with the National Dementia Strategy. If the individual does not move to the care-coordination phase, they should be able to access their named link worker again, whether within the year previously stipulated or not. The service will also be required to provide continuous data reporting to ELHSCP on national PDS indicators.
Provision of PDS should be equitable across East Lothian, including for those individuals living in remote and rural areas. Support should be provided primarily "face to face" but can be delivered digitally in preference with individual wishes of people accessing the service.
The contract(s) is anticipated to start in April 2023 for a 3 year period, with the option for the Council to extend by 2 further periods of 2 years.
To participate in this opportunity expressions of interest must be submitted by 14 October 2022 via this notice or by e-mailing procurement@eastlothian.gov.uk.
two.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 November 2022
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Tenderers will require to evidence that they are suitably experienced and qualified in the delivery of the services and meet requirements with regard to levels of insurance, quality standards and financial standing. The contract will be awarded on the basis of evaluation of quality and price aspects of the proposed service.
Full details are provided in the tender documentation which will be issued to parties that note interest in this requirement via this notice or by e-mailing procurement@eastlothian.gov.uk.
It is anticipated that no further contract notice will be published for this requirement.
To participate in this opportunity expressions of interest must be submitted by 14 October 2022 via this notice or by e-mailing procurement@eastlothian.gov.uk.
Please note - II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice has been entered as 1 Nov 2022 to meet the PCS form requirements only and does not indicate confirmed timescales for any subsequent tender.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=704694.
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