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# Dementia Support Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dementia-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05142a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Oxfordshire County Council: "Dementia Support Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: £9,136,230. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Oct 2025, 17:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Oxfordshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/oxfordshire-county-council-ons-e10000025)
- **Published Value:** £9,136,230 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 October 2025 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative social services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £9,135,100 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dementia-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05142a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05142a`

## 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/dementia-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05142a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** Tenderers are invited to submit their bids via the South East Business Portal.
South East Business Portal (www.due-north.com)
Providers can access this opportunity on the portal by searching either 'Dementia Support Service' or the project reference which is 'DN779975'.

## Description
Dementia Support Service - Tenderers were invited to tender for the provision of the Services for a provision of Dementia Support Service for a term of 5 years with an option for the Council to extend for up to 5 years, anticipated to commence on 1st January 2026. The anticipated annual budget is £913,623, with a total approximate contract value of £9,126,230.
The vision of the service is to support people with memory concerns or a diagnosis of dementia as well as their unpaid carers to improve their quality of life and where possible to live well with their condition.
The aims are a specialist service which:
• Keeps people with dementia living well at home.
• Provides a memory support service, supporting and advising people with memory problems or MCI, including support for people waiting for their dementia clinic appointment/scan and/or outcome.
• Increases support for people with dementia and their carers to reduce admissions to hospital and residential care.
• Provides a proactive and responsive service to people in crisis and at risk of deterioration.
• Creates a bridge between health and social care and community services to help people with dementia live well.
• Proactively manages the challenge of increasing numbers of people living with dementia at a time of considerable pressures on public funds.
• Prevents people living with dementia and their carers experiencing isolation and loneliness.
• Increases the confidence of carers in their caring role and improves the carer-cared-for relationship, through education and information.
• Reduces carer stress through tailored practical and emotional support.
• Raises awareness about how best to support people living with dementia for professionals working with an ageing population.
• Provides a flexible, local service which is adaptable to future changes including the development of neighbourhood models, new treatments and technology
• Supports the transition into a residential care setting, ensuring the person living with dementia receives the care they need but also providing the home with sufficient information that allows them to settle.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85321000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £9,136,230

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Dementia Support Service (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **AGE UK OXFORDSHIRE**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-86059`
  - Value: £9,135,100 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 24/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F058273-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-24T20:00:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T23:21:51.890Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05142a