Official UK procurement notice
Dementia Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDementia Support Services, contract will deliver specialist information, advice, guidance and
support with, and in, local communities across the Essex County Council administrative area,
working with health and social care service providers in a way that supports person-centred
care, sustainability and better outcomes for people living with dementia, their carers and
families, thus ensuring that people living with and affected by dementia receive the right
support at the right time in the right place.
- No preliminary market engagement: A preliminary market engagement notice was not published because it was undertaken before the Procurement Act 2023. It was published under PIN reference: 2024/S 000-027276
CPV: Guidance services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 18 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (18.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 3 yrs from 1 Oct 2025
- Buyer regions
- UKH3
Who may buy through it
Essex Health Service Partners may utilise the Framework and Call-Off under LOT 2
Published description of the framework
This will be a single Supplier Framework
LOT 1 will be awarded as a Call-off Contract upon completion of the tender process
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Dementia Services - Delivering the core countywide service for Essex County CouncilAwardedPublished value£2,700,000
Contract will deliver specialist information, advice, guidance and support with, and in, local communities, working with health and social care service providers in a way that supports person-centred care, sustainability and better outcomes for people living with dementia, their carers and families, thus ensuring that people living with and affected by dementia receive the right support at the right time in the right place.
Lot #2ECC or NHS for needs-led interventions, projects or schemesAwardedPublished value£14,300,000
LOT 2 will be for any additional and optional ECC or NHS for needs-led interventions, projects or schemes
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Quality: 60%
- Price: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical Quality
- Price
- Social Value
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Dementia Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Essex Health Service Partners may utilise the Framework and Call-Off under LOT 2
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Jul 2025, 14:36 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2025, 14:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
OPR006- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016057- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050536Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 21 May 2025, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 16 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗
The tender name on the ProContract system is OPR006 Dementia Services
Timeline
17 Apr 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published17 Apr 2025, 17:01 BST
- Clarification questions by16 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown21 May 2025, 11:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent14 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published14 Jul 2025, 14:36 BST
- Standstill ends24 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by29 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts388 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 17 Apr 2025- Tender notice published17 Apr 2025, 17:01 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published14 Jul 2025, 14:36 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| Alzheimer's SocietyVCSE1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028Options: The Framework and LOT 1 will be awarded following the tender process, LOT 2 will be a call off as and when required. Lot 2. ECC or NHS for needs-led interventions, projects or schemes LOT 2 will be for any additional and optional ECC or NHS for needs-led interventions, projects or schemes | £17,000,000 | 14 Jul 2025standstill to 24 Jul 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Dementia Services - Delivering the core countywide service for Essex County Council | 18final-stage tenders | 17 | 1 | — |
| 2 · ECC or NHS for needs-led interventions, projects or schemes | 18final-stage tenders | 17 | 1 | — |
Who bid
- wonALZHEIMER'S SOCIETYVCSE · Greater London · all lots
- did not winBE CARE LIMITEDSME · West Midlands · all lots
- did not winBETTER SUPPORT STAFFING LTDSME · Greater London · all lots
- did not winBLUE ROCK CARE LTDSME · Greater London · all lots
- did not winEASY CARE 247 LIMITED · Greater London · all lots
- did not winGPAH RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITEDSME · South East England · all lots
- did not winGRACEAGE CARE LTD · East of England · all lots
- did not winINFINITE HEALTHCARE SERVICES LTDSME · East of England · all lots
- did not winKAYOSKI CARE LTDSME · East of England · all lots
- did not winMASTER CARE LTD · East of England · all lots
- did not winOPTIMALCAREPLUS LIMITEDSME · East of England · all lots
- did not winPASSION TO CARE SERVICES LTDSME · East Midlands · all lots
- did not winPURE HEALTH CARE PVT LTD · Greater London · all lots
- did not winQUALITY CARE RESOURCING LIMITED · East of England · all lots
- did not winSENACARE LTDSME · Greater London · all lots
- did not winUNIQUE RESOURCING LTDSME · Greater London · all lots
- did not winVERITY HEALTHCARE LIMITEDSME · Greater London · all lots
- did not winPINE HEALTH CARE SERVICES LIMITEDSME · East of England · all lots
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
18 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETYFramework contractor
- BE CARE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- BETTER SUPPORT STAFFING LTDBidder / tenderer
- BLUE ROCK CARE LTDBidder / tenderer
- EASY CARE 247 LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- GPAH RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- GRACEAGE CARE LTDBidder / tenderer
- INFINITE HEALTHCARE SERVICES LTDBidder / tenderer
- KAYOSKI CARE LTDBidder / tenderer
- MASTER CARE LTDBidder / tenderer
Show 8 more suppliers
- OPTIMALCAREPLUS LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- PASSION TO CARE SERVICES LTDBidder / tenderer
- PINE HEALTH CARE SERVICES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- PURE HEALTH CARE PVT LTDBidder / tenderer
- QUALITY CARE RESOURCING LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- SENACARE LTDBidder / tenderer
- UNIQUE RESOURCING LTDBidder / tenderer
- VERITY HEALTHCARE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender