Official UK procurement notice
F16978 Dementia Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST)
Authority: NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHampshire and Isle of Wight (HIOW) Integrated Care System has an ageing population. However, HIOW rates are higher than the national average with 22% of the population being over 65 compared to 18.6% for England. HIOW have the sixth oldest population as an ICS nationally.
The Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) service provides structured, evidence-based group therapy to support people living with mild to moderate stages of a dementia. The program consists of themed activities designed to actively stimulate and engage individuals, while promoting social interaction and cognitive function. It is currently the only non-drug treatment recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for mild to moderate dementia.
The aims of the service are:
- Maintain or improve cognitive functioning and quality of life.
- Enhance communication and social interaction.
- Delay the inevitable progression of dementia
- Support individuals to remain active, engaged, and independent for as long as possible
This request for information is to gather feedback from suppliers, the deadline for feedback is 12noon on 24 September 2025.
CPV: Community health services · Health services
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This is a request for information.
This is a process designed to help the Contracting Authority form a view of the best way to procure the service and is not the beginning of a Tender exercise. A further Tender advertisement will be issued at the appropriate time where required. Your feedback at this point will not have a bearing on any future Tender submissions you may wish to offer at a later date. You will not be disadvantaged if you choose not to respond to this RFI but it will be helpful to understand your views at this early stage, so you are encouraged to respond as fully as you can.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Aug 2025, 11:35 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Aug 2025, 11:35 BST
- Authority reference
F16978- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050823- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
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Timeline
22 Aug 2025 → 24 Oct 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published22 Aug 2025, 11:35 BST
- Tender notice expected370 days ago24 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
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