Health and social work services

Tender description

Please be advised that this Prior Information Notice is a Call for Competition in order that potential bidders may express an interest in tendering for this service. Following publication of this Notice, only bidders that have expressed an interest in tendering for the service will be invited to submit a bid for the service. Expressions of interest must be submitted via the ProContract portal. https://procontract.due-north.com/Login/ Potential bidders are further informed that there will be an online Market Engagement running from 1.11.2018 - 12.11. 2018. Following completion of the Market Engagement, all bidders who have expressed an interest would be issued with the Invitation to Tender documents, irrespective of their participation in the Market Engagement. This notice does not represent a commitment from Havering CCG’s to award a contract. NHS Havering Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is seeking to commission an organisation that will support the delivery of the Post Diagnosis Dementia Support service. The service will be delivered and based in the London Borough of Havering and managed locally. The aim of the procurement is to procure a quality service that provide consistent, highly responsive, personalised and emotional support to people in the London Borough of Havering with a diagnosis of dementia and their carer. It also aims to ensure dementia patients and their carers feel more informed and confident about services available to them. The successful provider will have a good understanding of dementia and how this impacts on the life of an individual and their family. They will additionally receive referrals from various partners, manage caseloads, provide advice, guidance, and support to patients and carers and/or signpost them to other service providers. This may be provided through telephone, face to face (including home visiting where required) and group (peer) support. The duration of the contract is 3 years with the possibility to extend for 24 months. The anticipated contract value is 205 000 GBP per annum.