Planning

Dementia - Post Diagnostic Support

EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL

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Planning

08 Sep 2022 at 00:00

OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
Summary of the contracting process

The East Lothian Council, a regional or local authority, is planning a tender for the provision of Dementia Post Diagnostic Support (PDS) in East Lothian. The title of the procurement is "Dementia - Post Diagnostic Support" and falls under the category of General public services. The procurement process is at the planning stage with a future notice date of 1st November 2022. The deadline for expressions of interest is 14th October 2022. The opportunity is suitable for businesses experienced in delivering health and social care services, particularly in dementia support, aiming to secure a contract starting in April 2023 for a 3-year period, with potential extensions.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the health and social care sector, specifically those with expertise in dementia care and support services, to engage with East Lothian Council for the provision of Dementia Post Diagnostic Support. Qualified providers will have the opportunity to deliver a critical service aligned with Scotland's National Dementia Strategy, offering post-diagnostic support to individuals diagnosed with dementia. The procurement method is a tender with the evaluation criteria based on quality and price aspects of the proposed service. Interested parties should ensure compliance with requirements related to insurance, quality standards, and financial standing to participate effectively in this procurement process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Dementia - Post Diagnostic Support

Notice Description

Provision of Dementia Post Diagnostic Support (PDS) in East Lothian to meet the requirements of Scotland's National Dementia Strategy

Lot Information

Lot 1

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.. 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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000704694
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP458525
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F21 - Social And other Specific Services (Public Contracts)
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85300000 - Social work and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Nov 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@eastlothian.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1620827827

Buyer Location

Locality
HADDINGTON, EAST LOTHIAN
Postcode
EH41 3HA
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM11 East Lothian and Midlothian
Delivery Location
TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian
Local Authority
East Lothian
Electoral Ward
Haddington and Lammermuir
Westminster Constituency
Lothian East

Further Information

Notice Documents

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