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Day Services for Younger People Living With Dementia

Leeds City Council

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07 Oct 2026 at 14:27

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Summary of the contracting process

Leeds City Council commissioned day services in Leeds for younger people living with dementia. The service is specialised support for people with younger-onset dementia, forming part of a pathway with NHS specialist services. It serves people who use the service and their unpaid carers, with wellbeing support and continuity of care central to delivery. The procurement is for health and social care services, rather than goods or construction work. The requirement is linked to established clinical partnerships and relationships with service users and carers, and the council has described a need to review the future service model with those groups and health partners.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Community Links (Northern) Limited and Inspire North were named as the awarded suppliers for the Leeds service. The contract was signed on 29 August 2017 and has a stated period of 720 days. Its recorded value is £3,431,543. The tender described a lot for day services for young people with dementia, with a planned contract duration of 1,800 days. The award was made through a modification to the existing service rather than a new competition: the council cited the need to avoid disruption to a specialised service and established NHS pathway while consulting on a future model. It also cited the original contractor’s developed relationships and maintained service outcomes.

For providers of specialist dementia care and support, this contract demonstrates demand from Leeds City Council for coordinated day services for people living with younger-onset dementia. Credible suppliers need to deliver support tailored to this cohort, sustain trusted relationships with service users and unpaid carers, and work effectively with NHS specialist services and other clinical partners. The council’s stated rationale makes continuity and stability particularly important: a provider must be able to protect vulnerable users from disruption while maintaining service quality. The incumbent service also expanded wellbeing support and maintained outcomes amid financial pressure, indicating that relevant experience includes improving or sustaining outcomes within constrained resources. Providers considering similar future work should be able to show the capacity to co-produce service design with users, carers and health partners.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Day Services for Younger People Living With Dementia

Notice Description

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0782d4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094798-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£3,431,543 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Leeds City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 1UR
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLE42 Leeds
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Community Links (Northern) Ltd

Inspire North

Further Information

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