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Ageing Well - Psychosocial Support For People Living With Dementia

NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB)

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22 Apr 2025 at 14:10

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04 Mar 2025 at 14:57

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Summary of the contracting process

The tender titled "Ageing Well - Psychosocial Support For People Living With Dementia" is led by NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB), a public health organisation located in Lewes, United Kingdom. This contract, which falls under the community health services category, is to be implemented across the Brighton and Hove region. Initially announced on 4th March 2025, the contract was formally awarded on 17th March 2025, and its services will be executed from 1st April 2025 to 30th September 2026. It adheres to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, bypassing certain public contract regulations, which emphasises its targeted approach. The procurement stage is complete, following a most suitable provider process, with services covering various community centres within the area to deliver approximately 55 psychosocial activities quarterly.

This tender represents a promising business growth opportunity for organisations specialising in comprehensive healthcare and community support services. Companies capable of providing psychosocial support, dementia care, and community health services are ideally suited to compete in this market. Additionally, firms experienced in implementing and managing volunteer programmes, as well as those with expertise in Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, will find this contract advantageous. The project also presents a chance to enhance social value through broad-ranging volunteer opportunities and creative community engagement activities, indicating substantial potential for businesses committed to addressing social isolation and improving community wellbeing.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Ageing Well - Psychosocial Support For People Living With Dementia

Notice Description

NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO AWARD: Psychosocial Support For People Living With Dementia services are integrated with the Brighton and Hove City Council Ageing Well Service and need to be delivered in existing established community locations across Brighton and Hove. This service is delivered at the following locations: St Richard's Community Centre in Hangleton and Knoll, Cornerstone Community Centre, Palmeira Square Hove and at the Woodingdean Community Centre. An estimated 55 separate psychosocial activities are delivered each quarter.

Lot Information

Lot 1

NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO AWARD: This is an intention to award a contract to an existing provider following a most suitable provider process. The total contract value will be for PS133,875 beginning 1st April 2025 and ending 30th September 2026. Currently Impact Initiatives provides Psychosocial Support for People Living with Dementia. The range of services, groups and activities offered through the service aim to achieve the following outcomes: * Increase health and wellbeing * Reduce loneliness and social isolation * Support people to remain independent, *Enable people to live well in their communities, thus reducing the need for more intensive services including avoidance of hospital admission. * Ensure a wide range of volunteer opportunities. The primary role of the service is to deliver: * Single Point of Contact (SPOC) dementia specialist working integrated within the Ageing Well information, advice and signposting service. The SPOC post is a part time role equivalent to 0.6FTE. This SPOC is utilised by people with dementia, their carers and families as well as health and social care professionals and VCSE staff. It is expected that the Provider will ensure that information about local services is available and up to date together with using other appropriate resources. * Delivery of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) A local programme of appropriate group CST, with those who have participated in group CST having access to an age appropriate maintenance CST programme * Multicomponent activities. For example, lunch with the opportunity to socialise and learn a new craft or skill in a community venue led by people trained in CST. * City wide befriending volunteers for people aged 65+ living with mild to moderate memory loss or a diagnosis of dementia. * Group befriending events for people living with dementia on a monthly basis as well as groups for people with moderate dementia/memory loss. * Arts and crafts and other creative activities.

Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by Midnight (23:59) on Friday 14th March 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e969
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016253-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85323000 - Community health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£133,875 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Apr 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Mar 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEWES
Postcode
BN7 2FZ
Postcode Area
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ22 East Sussex CC
Delivery Location
TLJ21 Brighton and Hove
Local Authority
Lewes
Electoral Ward
Lewes Bridge
Westminster Constituency
Lewes

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Impact Initiatives

Further Information

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