Hertfordshire Community Dementia Support Services
Hertfordshire County Council is out to procurement for The Provision of Community Dementia Support Services. Community Dementia Support Services are available to everyone who wants support, no matter where they are on the dementia journey and whether they have a formal diagnosis or not. Services support those at the early stages of progressive memory loss, after diagnosis, those with advancing dementia, those preparing to move into residential care and people still living in the community at end of life. Carers are also supported along their own journeys, up to, including, and after the person they care for has moved into a residential care setting or has passed away. These contracts are jointly funded by the Council and the Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) and they supplement statutory health and social care provision and aim to support people to continue living life independently in their community, and to help prevent the deterioration of their health and wellbeing. This Contract is divided into two Lots –
Lot 1 The Hertfordshire Dementia Community Information and Development Service
Lot 2 The Hertfordshire Dementia Local Community Support Service
The Hertfordshire Dementia Local Community Support Service (Lot 2), includes a specialist service to support those living with Young Onset Dementia, alongside the wider universal service offer.Both Lots must consider the full range of needs faced by people as they progress along the dementia journey and be able to flex and scale accordingly to changing demands of needs.Full details are in the Specification, Schedule 1 of the Terms and Conditions document.
The estimated total value of the Contract of this notice and is for the initial term inclusive of the approximate value for extensions. For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated annual spend is £1,455,000.00. The Contract will be awarded for an initial term of three years and six months, with the option to extend the Contract up to two further years on an annual basis.
Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.Organisations should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Organisations should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their bid, where appropriate.
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Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Estimated value of the Hertfordshire Community Dementia Support Services contract
Value excluding VAT: £8,100,000
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
42
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
This Contract will be reviewed at the end of the Contract period.
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
8 April 2024
Local time
12:00pm
The Hertfordshire Community Dementia Support Services tender documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/ProjectManage/8206
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