HCC - 10/15 - Provision of Community Services to Support People with Dementia and Memory Problems

Tender description

The Council wants to commission a countywide Service that provides a range of opportunities (skills maintenance activities, social activities, emotional support and practical advice) to help people with dementia and memory problems live well and support their carers/family. The requirements have been developed to help address the priorities and objectives set out in Hertfordshire’s new Dementia Strategy 2015-2019 and known issues with current services, including: • Making community activities/support more accessible to under-represented groups • More flexible support, tailored and promoted on a primary care locality basis • Focusing on the needs of individuals (including better prioritisation) • Better use of community capacity and local demographic data by providers • Extra capacity to meet increasing need due to increase in prevalence and diagnosis It is anticipated that significant partnership and collaborative working will be required to deliver this Service successfully to all areas of Hertfordshire. The annual budget for this Service is £516,000. The Contract will be for an initial term of 2 years, with the option to extend for a further period of up to 24 months. Full Details in relation to this procurement are in the the 'My Tenders' area in In-Tend. This procuremnt is an Open (1 stage process). Tenderers wishing to take part in this project are invited to 'express interest' which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. The deadline for submissions is 12 noon on the 21st January 2016 To be considered you must complete and submit a completed Response Document by the deadline stated above. Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted by the system. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the Correspondance area within In-Tend and in accoradance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above. Please be aware that TUPE applies. The TUPE information will be available once you have opted in to the tender opportunity via In-Tend, opting in means you are undertaking to keep the TUPE information confidential as per paragraph 4.4 of the Instructions to Tenderers. all Tenderers, including the incumbent contractor(s) must download the TUPE information for the applicable Lots to ensure that all Tenderers are provided with the same information in order to construct their tender. Failure to follow the instructions above will result in the Tenderers tender being deemed non-compliant and therefore disqualified from the procurement process.