Official UK procurement notice
Lancashire & South Cumbria Dementia Post Diagnostic Support Service
Authority: NHS LANCASHIRE AND SOUTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED COMMISSIONING BOARD (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) is working on behalf of NHS Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) who are looking to undertake a multi-lot Competitive Process for the provision of Dementia Post Diagnostic Support Services.
It is the intention of the ICB to start commissioning
contracts for the above services from 1st July 2025
for 3 years, with an option to extend for a further 2
years.
Lot 1 - Blackpool - £108,885
Lot 2 - East Lancs - £199,624
Lot 3 - Central & West - £244,993
Lot 4 - Blackburn with Darwen - £90,738*
Lot 5 - Lancs North - £172,270
Lot 6 - South Cumbria - £90,738
- Please note Lot 4 will not commence service until April 2026 and will therefore be a contract length which is shorter than the other lots but is co-terminus.
CPV: Health and social work services
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Dementia PDS - BlackpoolCancelled
Post diagnostic support (PDS) covers a range of services and information available to help those diagnosed with dementia and their carers, both immediately after diagnosis and onwards. It must be on-going and flexible to adapt to the changing needs of the person, carer and family as the disease progresses. For many carers, and for those with Young Onset Dementia, this can also include employer awareness and support. PDS includes many different options in many different settings - in primary care, in memory assessment services, and in the community. It includes things such as signposting to up to date and locally available
services, medication and medication reviews, carer support, cognitive stimulation therapy, dementia friendly communities and so on - whatever helps those diagnosed with dementia and their carers to live as well as possible for as long as possible with
their condition.
Post diagnostic support needs to be multi-layered.
However, enabling a single coordinator or navigator will allow people to understand and manage their Dementia better and have access to support throughout the pathway to the end of life.
The objectives of the service will be to:
- Provide a named contact through an individual's journey with dementia
- Provide access to personalised information, advice and support as identified
- Enable individuals with a diagnosis to access all support deemed to be essential post diagnosis
- Support individuals with a diagnosis to maintain their community connections and make new ones
- Support individuals with a diagnosis and their families to access peer support
- Provide support for the people who support and care for the person with dementia
- Establish a plan of needs, support and contact which will be revisited as part of a regular review
- Create and maintain links with all relevant support services and networks who will provide support and care to the individuals
- Improve individuals understanding of their illness and management of symptoms
- For individuals who do not want the service, they will be made aware that if they want to access the service in the future, they can by contacting the dementia navigator directly.
The contract length for all contracts will be 3 year(s), with an optional extension of 2 year(s), starting 1st July 2025. Additional information: This contract award notice follows an F02: Contract
Notice, but a link to the previous notice was not
possible, the details are below:
F02: Contract notice
Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-034882
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b1e6
Published 28 October 2024, 2:59pm
Lot #2Dementia PDS - East LancsCancelled
Post diagnostic support (PDS) covers a range of services and information available to help those diagnosed with dementia and their carers, both immediately after diagnosis and onwards. It must be on-going and flexible to adapt to the changing needs of the person, carer and family as the disease progresses. For many carers, and for those with Young Onset Dementia, this can also include employer awareness and support. PDS includes many different options in many different settings - in primary care, in memory assessment services, and in the community. It includes things such as signposting to up to date and locally available services, medication and medication reviews, carer support, cognitive stimulation therapy, dementia friendly communities and so on - whatever helps those diagnosed with dementia and their carers to live as well as possible for as long as possible with their condition.
Post diagnostic support needs to be multi-layered. However, enabling a single coordinator or navigator will allow people to understand and manage their Dementia better and have access to support throughout the pathway to the end of life.
The objectives of the service will be to:
- Provide a named contact through an individual's journey with dementia
- Provide access to personalised information, advice and support as identified
- Enable individuals with a diagnosis to access all support deemed to be essential post diagnosis
- Support individuals with a diagnosis to maintain their community connections and make new ones
- Support individuals with a diagnosis and their families to access peer support
- Provide support for the people who support and care for the person with dementia
- Establish a plan of needs, support and contact which will be revisited as part of a regular review
- Create and maintain links with all relevant support services and networks who will provide support and care to the individuals
- Improve individuals understanding of their illness and management of symptoms
- For individuals who do not want the service, they will be made aware that if they want to access the service in the future, they can by contacting the dementia navigator directly.
The contract length for all contracts will be 3 year(s), with an optional extension of 2 year(s), starting 1st July 2025. Additional information: This contract award notice follows an F02: Contract
Notice, but a link to the previous notice was not
possible, the details are below:
F02: Contract notice
Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-034882
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b1e6
Published 28 October 2024, 2:59pm
Lot #3Dementia PDS - Central & West LancsCancelled
Post diagnostic support (PDS) covers a range of services and information available to help those diagnosed with dementia and their carers, both immediately after diagnosis and onwards. It must be on-going and flexible to adapt to the changing needs of the person, carer and family as the disease progresses. For many carers, and for those with Young Onset Dementia, this can also include employer awareness and support. PDS includes many different options in many different settings - in primary care, in memory assessment services, and in the community. It includes things such as signposting to up to date and locally available services, medication and medication reviews, carer support, cognitive stimulation therapy, dementia friendly communities and so on - whatever helps those diagnosed with dementia and their carers to live as well as possible for as long as possible with their condition.
Post diagnostic support needs to be multi-layered. However, enabling a single coordinator or navigator will allow people to understand and manage their Dementia better and have access to support throughout the pathway to the end of life.
The objectives of the service will be to:
- Provide a named contact through an individual's journey with dementia
- Provide access to personalised information, advice and support as identified
- Enable individuals with a diagnosis to access all support deemed to be essential post diagnosis
- Support individuals with a diagnosis to maintain their community connections and make new ones
- Support individuals with a diagnosis and their families to access peer support
- Provide support for the people who support and care for the person with dementia
- Establish a plan of needs, support and contact which will be revisited as part of a regular review
- Create and maintain links with all relevant support services and networks who will provide support and care to the individuals
- Improve individuals understanding of their illness and management of symptoms
- For individuals who do not want the service, they will be made aware that if they want to access the service in the future, they can by contacting the dementia navigator directly.
The contract length for all contracts will be 3 year(s), with an optional extension of 2 year(s), starting 1st July 2025. Additional information: This contract award notice follows an F02: Contract
Notice, but a link to the previous notice was not
possible, the details are below:
F02: Contract notice
Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-034882
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b1e6
Published 28 October 2024, 2:59pm
Lot #4Dementia PDS - Blackburn with DarwenCancelled
Post diagnostic support (PDS) covers a range of services and information available to help those diagnosed with dementia and their carers, both immediately after diagnosis and onwards. It must be on-going and flexible to adapt to the changing needs of the person, carer and family as the disease progresses. For many carers, and for those with Young Onset Dementia, this can also include employer awareness and support. PDS includes many different options in many different settings - in primary care, in memory assessment services, and in the community. It includes things such as signposting to up to date and locally available services, medication and medication reviews, carer support, cognitive stimulation therapy, dementia friendly communities and so on - whatever helps those diagnosed with dementia and their carers to live as well as possible for as long as possible with their condition.
Post diagnostic support needs to be multi-layered. However, enabling a single coordinator or navigator will allow people to understand and manage their Dementia better and have access to support throughout the pathway to the end of life.
The objectives of the service will be to:
- Provide a named contact through an individual's journey with dementia
- Provide access to personalised information, advice and support as identified
- Enable individuals with a diagnosis to access all support deemed to be essential post diagnosis
- Support individuals with a diagnosis to maintain their community connections and make new ones
- Support individuals with a diagnosis and their families to access peer support
- Provide support for the people who support and care for the person with dementia
- Establish a plan of needs, support and contact which will be revisited as part of a regular review
- Create and maintain links with all relevant support services and networks who will provide support and care to the individuals
- Improve individuals understanding of their illness and management of symptoms
- For individuals who do not want the service, they will be made aware that if they want to access the service in the future, they can by contacting the dementia navigator directly.
The contract length for all contracts will be 2 year(s), with an optional extension of 2 year(s), starting 1st April 2026. Additional information: This contract award notice follows an F02: Contract
Notice, but a link to the previous notice was not
possible, the details are below:
F02: Contract notice
Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-034882
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b1e6
Published 28 October 2024, 2:59pm
Lot #5Dementia PDS - Lancs NorthCancelled
Post diagnostic support (PDS) covers a range of services and information available to help those diagnosed with dementia and their carers, both immediately after diagnosis and onwards. It must be on-going and flexible to adapt to the changing needs of the person, carer and family as the disease progresses. For many carers, and for those with Young Onset Dementia, this can also include employer awareness and support. PDS includes many different options in many different settings - in primary care, in memory assessment services, and in the community. It includes things such as signposting to up to date and locally available services, medication and medication reviews, carer support, cognitive stimulation therapy, dementia friendly communities and so on - whatever helps those diagnosed with dementia and their carers to live as well as possible for as long as possible with their condition.
Post diagnostic support needs to be multi-layered. However, enabling a single coordinator or navigator will allow people to understand and manage their Dementia better and have access to support throughout the pathway to the end of life.
The objectives of the service will be to:
- Provide a named contact through an individual's journey with dementia
- Provide access to personalised information, advice and support as identified
- Enable individuals with a diagnosis to access all support deemed to be essential post diagnosis
- Support individuals with a diagnosis to maintain their community connections and make new ones
- Support individuals with a diagnosis and their families to access peer support
- Provide support for the people who support and care for the person with dementia
- Establish a plan of needs, support and contact which will be revisited as part of a regular review
- Create and maintain links with all relevant support services and networks who will provide support and care to the individuals
- Improve individuals understanding of their illness and management of symptoms
- For individuals who do not want the service, they will be made aware that if they want to access the service in the future, they can by contacting the dementia navigator directly.
The contract length for all contracts will be 3 year(s), with an optional extension of 2 year(s), starting 1st July 2025. Additional information: This contract award notice follows an F02: Contract
Notice, but a link to the previous notice was not
possible, the details are below:
F02: Contract notice
Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-034882
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b1e6
Published 28 October 2024, 2:59pm
Lot #6Dementia PDS - South CumbriaCancelled
Post diagnostic support (PDS) covers a range of services and information available to help those diagnosed with dementia and their carers, both immediately after diagnosis and onwards. It must be on-going and flexible to adapt to the changing needs of the person, carer and family as the disease progresses. For many carers, and for those with Young Onset Dementia, this can also include employer awareness and support. PDS includes many different options in many different settings - in primary care, in memory assessment services, and in the community. It includes things such as signposting to up to date and locally available services, medication and medication reviews, carer support, cognitive stimulation therapy, dementia friendly communities and so on - whatever helps those diagnosed with dementia and their carers to live as well as possible for as long as possible with their condition.
Post diagnostic support needs to be multi-layered. However, enabling a single coordinator or navigator will allow people to understand and manage their Dementia better and have access to support throughout the pathway to the end of life.
The objectives of the service will be to:
- Provide a named contact through an individual's journey with dementia
- Provide access to personalised information, advice and support as identified
- Enable individuals with a diagnosis to access all support deemed to be essential post diagnosis
- Support individuals with a diagnosis to maintain their community connections and make new ones
- Support individuals with a diagnosis and their families to access peer support
- Provide support for the people who support and care for the person with dementia
- Establish a plan of needs, support and contact which will be revisited as part of a regular review
- Create and maintain links with all relevant support services and networks who will provide support and care to the individuals
- Improve individuals understanding of their illness and management of symptoms
- For individuals who do not want the service, they will be made aware that if they want to access the service in the future, they can by contacting the dementia navigator directly.
The contract length for all contracts will be 3 year(s), with an optional extension of 2 year(s), starting 1st July 2025. Additional information: This contract award notice follows an F02: Contract
Notice, but a link to the previous notice was not
possible, the details are below:
F02: Contract notice
Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-034882
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b1e6
Published 28 October 2024, 2:59pm
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Apr 2025, 10:50 BST
- Last source update
- 6 May 2025, 10:36 BST
- Authority reference
WHISP296- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018998- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050230Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract award notice follows an F02: Contract
Notice, but a link to the previous notice was not
possible, the details are below:
F02: Contract notice
Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-034882
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b1e6
Published 28 October 2024, 2:59pm
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by Monday 28th April 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Written representations should be sent to [email protected] No Conflicts of interest were identified among the evaluation panel .
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated6 May 2025, 10:36 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextV. A contract/lot is awarded · II | A contract/lot is awarded: Yes | Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) has withdrawn the contract award decision for LOT 1 - Blackpool and this LOT has no contract award. |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not linked to a lot1 award | |||
| Alzheimer's SocietyVCSE | £4,468,847 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014856-2025-1 · Alzheimer's SocietyVCSE
- Signed
- 14 Apr 2025
- Value
- £4,468,847
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICBReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Alzheimer's SocietyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.