Notice Information
Notice Title
Dementia Support Service
Notice Description
The vision of the service is to support people with memory concerns or a diagnosis of dementia as well as their unpaid carers to improve their quality of life and where possible to live well with their condition. The aims are a specialist service which: * Keeps people with dementia living well at home. * Provides a memory support service, supporting and advising people with memory problems or MCI, including support for people waiting for their dementia clinic appointment/scan and/or outcome. * Increases support for people with dementia and their carers to reduce admissions to hospital and residential care. * Provides a proactive and responsive service to people in crisis and at risk of deterioration. * Creates a bridge between health and social care and community services to help people with dementia live well. * Proactively manages the challenge of increasing numbers of people living with dementia at a time of considerable pressures on public funds. * Prevents people living with dementia and their carers experiencing isolation and loneliness. * Increases the confidence of carers in their caring role and improves the carer-cared-for relationship, through education and information. * Reduces carer stress through tailored practical and emotional support. * Raises awareness about how best to support people living with dementia for professionals working with an ageing population. * Provides a flexible, local service which is adaptable to future changes including the development of neighbourhood models, new treatments and technology * Supports the transition into a residential care setting, ensuring the person living with dementia receives the care they need but also providing the home with sufficient information that allows them to settle. Tenderers are invited to tender for the provision of the Services described in the Invitation to Tender for a term of 5 years with an option for the Council to extend for up to 5 years, anticipated to commence on 1st January 2026.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The contract can be extended for a period of 5 years
Planning Information
Oxfordshire County Council sought views from potential providers with specialist experience of providing dementia support services. They were asked to complete a questionnaire on how best to deliver dementia support services. There were questions on approximate costs, demonstrating a return on investment, continuous improvement and innovation. We received responses from six providers.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05142a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058273-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85321000 - Administrative social services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £9,136,230 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £9,136,230 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Sep 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 19 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Matthew Clothier
- Contact Email
- matt.clothier@oxfordshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 111
Buyer Location
- Locality
- OXFORD
- Postcode
- OX1 1ND
- Post Town
- Oxford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Oxford
- Electoral Ward
- Osney & St Thomas
- Westminster Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058273-2025
19th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057872-2025
18th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021653-2025
15th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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