Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cb9-6457-717d-95db-cb4c1415f10c/dementia-post-diagnostic-support-service-nhssoeps21826-can awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Dementia Post Diagnostic Support Service - NHS/SOEPS/21.826 - CAN [South of England Procurement Centre](https://tendernation.io/buyers/south-of-england-procurement-centre) Estimated value £2,885,806 Published 11 Nov 2022 Deadline Closed 12 Dec 2022 ## 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 This notice is to inform the market of the direct award of 24-month contracts for the provision of Dementia Post Diagnostic Support Services to East Sussex County Council for East Sussex and Alzheimer's Society for West Sussex and Brighton & Hove, for NHS Sussex ('the Integrated Care Board') commencing 1st April 2023 for a period of 24 months. NHS Sussex is directly awarding these 24-month contracts to East Sussex County Council and the Alzheimer's Society to ensure key organisational change and transformation objectives, including the development of equitable Sussex wide approaches to service delivery, are delivered. This will include the development of convergent standards and performance metrics, benchmarking of investment based on population needs, evident Health Inequalities and will be informed by population health clinical intelligence. This will provide the necessary additional time for NHS Sussex to complete and embed its necessary transformation work and to understand better and accurately specify future specifications for these services. This will then inform commissioning intentions which will be put to the market in 2024. The direct award decisions have been made on a strategic and clinical basis, in the context of meeting patient need and improving service equity at a time of significant national and local strategic service delivery transformation. Contract value for East Sussex County Council (East Sussex) = £1,569,688 over the two year period. Contract value for Alzheimer's Society = £1,104,118 over the two year period (West Sussex) & £212,000 over the two year period (Brighton & Hove) = Total value £1,316,118 Read full description ## CPV classification Health and social work services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/5e2cf1a6-a2e3-4578-8f36-b6fbd5bac65e) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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