HCC Aug 16 - The Provision of Community Dementia Support Services - AWARD

This is an award notice and this tender opportunity is now closed.

The County Council has commissioned a countywide Service which provides a range of support to people with dementia or memory problems, their carer and family. The Service is split into three lots:

Lot 1: Activity, Information and Infrastructure

• Single point of access for Lot 1, 2 and 3, with basic advice and information
• Work with communities, providers and other partners to make services accessible to people with dementia/ memory problems and build community resilience
• Provide a range of mainly group based, local, community services

Lot 2: Specialist Dementia Support

• Time limited, 1:1 support offered to every person diagnosed with dementia (and their carer)
• Ongoing source of 1:1 support/ advice/ navigation for any carer/ person with dementia/ MCI whose needs cannot be met by Lot 1
• Proactively support carers/ people with dementia identified as 'high risk'

Lot 3: Community Dementia Specialist Nurses (Start date 1st April 2016)

• Intensive, preventative mental health support for a small cohort of carers at, or close to, crisis

The Contract is for an initial term of 2 years, with the option to extend for a further period of up to 36 months. The total annual funding across all three lots is approximately £1,457,000:

Lot 1 - £636,000

Lot 2 - £653,000

Lot 3 - £168,000

TUPE applies to this Contract.

The successful tenderers are - Lot 1 - Age UK Hertfordshire Lot 2 - Alzheimer's Society Lot 3 - Carers in Hertfordshire

Contract Notice Number - 2016/S 157-285553