Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2016-02-25
Buyer: The City of Edinburgh Council
Country: UK
Region: Edinburgh, City of
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 85000000 | 85100000: Health services | 85140000: Miscellaneous health services
Estimated value: 430966 GBP

Technical requirements: The service is for people newly diagnosed at the earlier stages of dementia within the City of Edinburgh boundaries. This specialist service is unregistered to provide 1 to 1, person-centred support to: understand and self manage the condition; access peer support; maintain links with local community/activities; make future plans such as Power of Attorney; develop person-centred support plans. This is based on Alzheimer Scotland's 5 Pillars of Support Model. (www.alzscot.org/campaigning/five_pillars).
It includes face to face contact, onward referrals, liaison with other professionals and community based supports, involvement in community engagement and developments.
Delivery of the service will link explicitly to Scotland's National Dementia Strategy 2013-16 (http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Health/Services/Mental-Health/Dementia/DementiaStrategy1316)
(and any future National Dementia Strategy) which outlines the importance of increasing the availability, consistency and quality of post-diagnostic support. The service needs to deliver on the Scottish Government HEAT target.
To deliver expected rates of dementia diagnosis and by 2015/16, all people newly diagnosed with dementia will have a minimum of a year's worth of post-diagnostic support coordinated by a link worker, including the building of a person-centred support plan.
— To be delivered by a provider with knowledge and experience in providing dementia services and dementia post diagnostic support;
— The service delivery model includes 6 WTE equivalent post diagnostic support link workers with line management and administration support to provide service leadership, development and coordination within City of Edinburgh boundaries;
— Link workers are required to have a recognised professional qualification in social care, social work, nursing, occupational therapy, community learning and development, counselling or other related occupations to a minimum of SVQ Level 3 or Nursing Grade 5 and have experience of working with people who have dementia and their families. Recognised qualifications in Dementia Care, SVQ level 4 or equivalent in Health and Social Care or other related discipline would also be desirable.
— Link workers are required to be trained in post diagnostic support to a minimum Enhanced Level within the Promoting Excellence Framework;
— Work in partnership with NHS Lothian, City of Edinburgh Council and voluntary sector services to ensure best outcomes for people newly diagnosed;
— Service delivery model is within each of the 4 Health and Social Care localities. Link workers will be assigned and based in these specific geographical localities and will work closely with NHS and local authority teams;
— Service provision is subject to agreed data sharing and governance arrangements between partnership organisations;
— Active engagement in the ongoing interagency coproduction partnership work to further develop the post diagnostic support model across Edinburgh services and dementia pathways.
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum voluntary standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the voluntary standstill period commencing on the next working day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the voluntary standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the OJEU or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.


Number of bids: 1