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title: "Challenging Behaviour Unit for Dementia Patients"
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# Challenging Behaviour Unit for Dementia Patients

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/challenging-behaviour-unit-for-dementia-patients-ocds-h6vhtk-029b47). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group: "Challenging Behaviour Unit for Dementia Patients". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-bolton-clinical-commissioning-group-GB-FTS-29443)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029b47`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/challenging-behaviour-unit-for-dementia-patients-ocds-h6vhtk-029b47#tl-md)

## Description
Expressions of Interest are invited from appropriately experienced and capable providers to commence an engagement with Bolton CCG and Bolton Council (the Commissioners) to assist development of their commissioning intentions for future provision of a Challenging Behaviour Unit for, but not exclusively, older adults with dementia including those with complex needs and behaviours that challenge mainstream service provision. Currently Bolton CCG and Bolton Council jointly fund the challenging behaviour element of this model through a combination of out of area spot purchased placements and a service level agreement with one local provider, on behalf of two other Greater Manchester CCGs. The referral and access processes are gatekept by Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, and for the Bolton element, the demand on these beds has fluctuated throughout the year from 10-15 beds. The Commissioners are looking for innovative, forward thinking providers to potentially enter in to a longer-term contract, avoiding spot purchase arrangements to create stability for the client group, the provider and the system, to ensure the most complex individuals can be supported safely and appropriately in one location ensuring as their needs change, there is the ability to step-up and step-down rather than have the upheaval of moving to a different location, providing end of life care, when required. In view of the impact of COVID, we envisage this may be a timely opportunity for existing providers to flex current care provision, or for new providers to develop a model that can meet the needs of the Bolton population. To express your interest in providing this service and to provide your feedback, providers are asked to complete the short questionnaire that is attached to this notice and return by email to Rachel Ubermanowicz (rubermanowicz@nhs.net) & David Evershed (d.evershed@nhs.net) no later than midday on Friday 26th March 2021.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** To provide a new model to deliver care for dementia patients with complex needs

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005081-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-03-12T15:36:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T01:23:47.925Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029b47