---
title: "Delivery of a Greater Manchester-wide Young Onset Dementia Admiral Nurse"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0781bd"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council"
published: "2026-10-06"
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# Delivery of a Greater Manchester-wide Young Onset Dementia Admiral Nurse

Buyer: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0781bd

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## Summary

Rochdale Borough Council is arranging a Greater Manchester-wide Young Onset Dementia Admiral Nurse service. The service provides specialist nursing support for people affected by dementia diagnosed at a younger age. It forms part of a joint local-authority funding arrangement across Greater Manchester. Nursing services are the main work involved (CPV 85141200). The contract’s delivery area is Greater Manchester; the award data identifies the location at country level only. The service is intended to provide continuity of specialist support across the participating authorities. Each authority’s contribution is set out in the procurement description, alongside a provision for Dementia UK to cover any funding shortfall if fewer than ten authorities participate.

The procurement is complete and was awarded by direct award to Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. The stated reason for using a direct award is that the specialist service can only be carried out by one provider; the rationale also references urgency. The award date is not recorded. The contract period runs from 12 October 2026 to 30 August 2029. The award value is £210,000 excluding VAT (£252,000 including VAT). One lot covers the service. The funding arrangement described is £7,000 per year from each participating local authority over three years, against an annual service cost of £70,000. Dementia UK is to meet any annual funding shortfall from charitable reserves if fewer than ten Greater Manchester authorities take part. The award is recorded as pending.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible provider would need to deliver specialist nursing for people with young onset dementia across a Greater Manchester-wide footprint, and work within a service funded collectively by local authorities. The selected provider is an NHS foundation trust, and the buyer’s stated direct-award rationale indicates that it considered the service sufficiently specialist to be deliverable by only one provider. This suggests that relevant specialist capability and the ability to sustain consistent delivery across participating areas are central to competing. Providers would also need to understand the shared funding model and coordinate delivery with local authorities and dementia-sector partners. The requirement demonstrates demand for a dedicated Admiral Nurse service rather than general nursing provision. The procurement description identifies Dementia UK as the backstop funder if local-authority contributions fall short.

## Notice

This proposal forms part of a Greater Manchester wide funding arrangement to support delivery of a Young Onset Dementia Admiral Nurse service. Each participating local authority will contribute PS7,000 per year over a three year period. The total annual cost of the service is PS70,000. Where fewer than ten Greater Manchester local authorities participate, any shortfall in the annual funding requirement will be met by Dementia UK through its charitable reserves, ensuring continuity of service delivery without additional financial risk to participating local authorities.

### Procurement Information

The ASO is satisfied that the Services or execution of Works are of such a specialist nature that they can only be carried out by one person (e.g. statutory undertakers)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094291-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 12 Oct 2026 - 30 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £210,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Locality | ROCHDALE |
| Postcode area | Oldham |
| Postcode | OL16 1XU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD37 Greater Manchester North East |
| Local authority | Rochdale |
| Electoral ward | Central Rochdale |
| Westminster constituency | Rochdale |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85141200 - Services provided by nurses

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2026 at 14:05 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094291-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094291-2026
  6th October 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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