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title: "Post Diagnostic Support - Dementia Link Workers"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f125"
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# Post Diagnostic Support - Dementia Link Workers

Buyer: Argyll and Bute Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f125

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## Summary

Argyll and Bute Council is procuring health and social work services to provide post-diagnostic support for people diagnosed with dementia. The service will be delivered through dementia link workers and will support individuals, their families and extended networks. The requirement concerns ongoing support after diagnosis rather than diagnosis or clinical treatment itself. Delivery is in Argyll and Bute, including the areas covered by the council’s service locations. This opportunity is relevant to organisations providing dementia support, post-diagnostic services, link-worker provision, community care or related health and social work services. The procurement is a single service requirement, with community benefits forming part of the requirement.

The process reached tender: the council invited offers using an open procedure. The tender deadline set by the buyer was 5 October 2026 at 12:00 noon. The estimated total value is £1,299,264. It is a single-lot procurement. Responses are to be submitted electronically in English. Potential suppliers may be excluded where the exclusion circumstances in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 apply. The tender states that selection or reduction criteria and performance terms are set out in the tender documents, while award evaluation is based on the invitation to tender. The procurement is for services and covers post-diagnostic dementia support delivered through link workers.

This opportunity suits organisations with practical experience of supporting people with dementia after diagnosis, particularly through link-worker, community support, health or social work delivery models. Suppliers should be able to work directly with people diagnosed with dementia and provide support that also engages families and wider support networks. Relevant capability includes coordinating personalised post-diagnostic assistance, connecting people with appropriate services and working across community or social care settings. The requirement is suitable for providers able to deliver a council-commissioned service across Argyll and Bute and to meet the service and performance requirements in the tender documents. Community benefits are included, so bidders should also be prepared to deliver the related commitments.

## Notice

Provision of Post Diagnostic Support for people with Dementia via Link Workers

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract is for the delivery of a post diagnostic support service, for those diagnosed with dementia, their families and extended networks. Additional information: 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083414-2026 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,299,264 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Argyll and Bute Council |
| Locality | LOCHGILPHEAD |
| Postcode area | Paisley |
| Postcode | PA31 8RT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Argyll and Bute |
| Electoral ward | Mid Argyll |
| Westminster constituency | Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber |
| Delivery location | TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute, TLM81 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 11:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083414-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000841951
- https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=841951
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=841951
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