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title: "Dementia Support Workers (DSW) Service"
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# Dementia Support Workers (DSW) Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dementia-support-workers-dsw-service-ocds-h6vhtk-066a44). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD: "Dementia Support Workers (DSW) Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NHS SOMERSET INTEGRATED CARE BOARD](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-somerset-integrated-care-board-nhs-qsl)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £372,591 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-066a44`

## 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-workers-dsw-service-ocds-h6vhtk-066a44#tl-md)

## Description
The Dementia Connect service provides Dementia Support Workers (DSWs) to ensure that everyone diagnosed with dementia can access excellent dementia care in the community and care homes.
NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board "ICB" is using The Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR), Direct Award Process C for the award of this contract. The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed new contract. The services provided are the service specification are not changing considerably
The Contract is for a period of 12 months from 01/04/26 to 31/03/27 with the option to extend for a further 12 months
This Notice has been published by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** The Dementia Connect service provides Dementia Support Workers (DSWs) to ensure that everyone diagnosed with dementia can access dementia care in the community and care homes. The team provide quality, evidence-based care across Somerset and offer in...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 023163-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **The Alzheimer's Society**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-02115499`
  - Value: £372,591 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 023163-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £372,591
  - Signed Date: 22/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023163-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-13T16:00:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T17:58:17.891Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-066a44