Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bba-42e6-708c-841c-4667180ca0d9/dementia-support-service awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Dementia Support Service [Oxfordshire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/oxfordshire-county-council) Pays 100% within 30 days Estimated value £9,136,230 Published 24 Dec 2025 Deadline Closed 15 Oct 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender 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. 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