Provision of a Community Dementia Support Service

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council invited tenders for the provision of a Community Dementia Support Service to provide a range of support for people living with memory concerns and those living with the effects of dementia including carers.

The Service consists of a team of Dementia Navigators, Manager and administrative support, as a minimum. The Lead Provider is required to ensure an effective structure is in place to deliver the different elements of the Service Sandwell wide.

The Service will support the health, wellbeing and independence of those accessing the Service in community settings including care homes. The Service will provide support in acute settings to ensure appropriate information is provided in a timely manner following a diagnosis, crisis avoidance to prevent an inappropriate admission to hospital and timely discharge for people appropriately admitted to hospital. The Service will deliver training for professionals, communities and people living with the effects of dementia including carers and those with a memory concerns to enable them to become self-managing.

The Service will be delivered on behalf of Sandwell MBC and the Black Country Integrated Care Board [BCICB] to support Sandwell citizens.

A total budget of £376,000 per 12-month period is available to deliver the Service in line with the Service specification which totals £1,128,000 (exclusive of VAT) for the entire potential contract period (this includes an option of a 1-year extension period).

The Tender Document(s) were made available to suppliers who Expressed an Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal.