Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2019-03-06
Buyer: NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU on behalf of NHS South Worcestershire, NHS Redditch and Bromsgrove and NHS Wyre Forest Clinical Commissioning Groups
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85000000 | 98000000
Estimated value: 930000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The CCG's are looking to commission a comprehensive community-based Dementia Post-Diagnostic Pathway for Worcestershire residents.
The service will aim to provide a high-quality service for patients who are registered with Worcestershire CCG GP Practices. The service will be based on best practice and will provide appropriate assessment, community services support, follow up treatment, review and discharge.
NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) on behalf of the commissioner, NHS Worcestershire CCGs, are seeking to procure a service for the Provision of Dementia Post-Diagnostic Support Pathway for Worcestershire County.
The CCG's are looking to commission a comprehensive community-based Dementia Post-Diagnostic Pathway for Worcestershire residents.
The service will aim to provide a high-quality service for patients who are registered with Worcestershire CCG GP Practices.
The service will be based on best practice and will provide appropriate assessment, community services support, follow up treatment, review and discharge.
The service is essential to inform and enable people with a diagnosis, and those who support them, to live as well as possible with dementia and prepare for the future.
The current service provision for dementia post diagnostic Support has been reviewed. Commissioners propose to procure a single service to provide all elements of the existing contracts, aligning with primary care/neighbourhood team structures to ensure a more targeted provision based on population need.
The service provider(s) will be required to work collaboratively with existing providers as part of an integrated,evidence based approach to patient care. The CCG's anticipate that this procurement will be awarded to one service provider or a lead provider on behalf of a consortium.
The budget available for this service is 310 000,00 GBP per annum, including CQUIN. Bidders are expected to provide an innovative solution and make best use of the budget available.
The contract period will be for 3 years with the possibility of a 1 year extension, NHS Standard Terms and Conditions will apply.
Age UK Herefordshire & Worcestershire will be the lead provider with Onside Independent Advocacy as a sub-contractor. Onside Independent Advocacy will provide Young Onset Dementia Services.
Light touch regime’ services: This procurement is for clinical services which are light touch regime services for the purpose of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as specified in Schedule 3 of the regulations(“Regulations”). Accordingly, the contracting authorities are only bound by those parts of the regulations detailed in Chapter 3 Particular Procurement Regimes Section 7. The Contracting Authorities are not voluntarily following any other part of the Regulations. The procedure which the Contracting Authorities are following is set out in the ITT. As the CCG is a relevant body for the purpose of the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 these Regulations also apply to this procurement.


Winner: Age Concern Herefordshire and Worcestershire T/A Age UK Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Award value: 930000
Number of bids: 2