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Post Diagnostic Support - Dementia Link Workers

Argyll and Bute Council

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Planning

28 Jul 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Argyll and Bute Council is planning to procure post-diagnostic support delivered by Dementia Link Workers. The service falls within health and social care support services and is intended for people living with dementia after diagnosis. Delivery will cover Argyll and Bute, including the council’s relevant local authority areas. The requirement is structured as a single lot and is a service rather than a goods or construction contract. The council is seeking views from interested organisations through an early request for information, so the scope is being developed before a formal procurement. Suppliers whose work involves dementia support, post-diagnostic services, community-based care or coordination with health and social care services should assess the requirement against their existing provision.

This process is at the planning stage and is currently an RFI, not an invitation to tender. The council has planned a future procurement notice for 28 September 2026; this is an indicative publication expectation, not a bid deadline. The planned requirement is a single-lot service procurement, with the procurement procedure and contract value yet to be settled. Interested parties are asked to review the RFI and answer its questions by email, allowing the council to refine the requirement and understand the market before proceeding. The process is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. Any organisation considering a future response should use this engagement to comment on the proposed service model, delivery arrangements and practical requirements.

The requirement is likely to suit established providers of dementia services and organisations with experience supporting people after diagnosis. Relevant strengths include trained link workers, person-centred support, community outreach, care navigation, wellbeing advice and the ability to connect service users with health, social care and voluntary-sector services. Providers with local knowledge of Argyll and Bute, or with the operational capacity to work across dispersed communities, may be well placed when the procurement reaches the market. The RFI gives prospective suppliers an opportunity to explain how they deliver post-diagnostic support, identify workable service arrangements and highlight constraints or improvements the council should consider. Organisations should prepare evidence of relevant service experience, workforce capability and partnership working.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Post Diagnostic Support - Dementia Link Workers

Notice Description

Post Diagnostic Support - Dementia Link Workers

Lot Information

Lot 1

Please refer to the attached document.. This is an RFI only, not a tender process

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838632
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561081
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
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

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
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
28 Sep 2026Expired
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
Argyll and Bute Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LOCHGILPHEAD
Postcode
PA31 8RT
Postcode Area
Paisley
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute, TLM81 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond
Local Authority
Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward
Mid Argyll
Westminster Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Further Information

Notice Documents

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