Suffolk Dementia Support Service

Tender description

In conjunction with Suffolk County Council the ICB are tendering for a Suffolk Dementia Support ServiceThe overall aim of the Suffolk Dementia Support Service is to empower people concerned with their memory, diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or dementia across the county of Suffolk (West and Ipswich and East but excluding Waveney), their carers, and wider family, to live as independently, safely, and well, for as long as possible within their communities.The service will be visible and community facing with a proactive focus on promoting early identification, providing a personalised response, and signposting people to appropriate support within their local neighbourhoods. The submission deadline is 12 noon on Friday 23rd August 2024. Lot 1: This is a notice to inform the market of the intention to award a contract for Suffolk Dementia Support Service for Suffolk locality in conjunction with Suffolk County Council. This is a new contract for an existing service to be delivered by a new provider of this service.The ICB may wish to introduce additional services during the lifetime of the contract (Contract modifications). Such contract modifications will be contemplated where additional requirements are similar and or complementary to the services already included in the Specification, at any given time. Such expansion would be by the addition of services commissioned by the Authority as named in the Contract Notice. To this end, after the award of contract, there is a possibility that the contract may be varied as allowable in accordance with the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.This contract will be awarded for an initial term of 5 years (60 months) with a potential extension period of up to 2 years (24 months). Maximum term of 7 years (84 months) (the "Proposed Contract").The total aggregate value of the contract will be £2,536,808 which is an annual value of £362,401 (the "Proposed Contract"). The contract value will be subject to annual inflation/deflation at the National NHS Rates as prescribed in the NHS Payment Scheme Guidance.