Dementia Post Diagnostic Support Pathway Services for Worcestershire CCG's

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This is not a call for Competition.

This is an Advert for Soft Market Testing to gauge market interest which will influence future Commissioning and Procurement Direction.

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) on behalf of NHS South Worcestershire, NHS Redditch and Bromsgrove and NHS Wyre Forest Clinical Commissioning Groups (the CCG) are seeking to engage with potential Providers for the Provision of Dementia Post-Diagnostic Support Pathway for Worcestershire County.

The CCG are looking to commission comprehensive community-based Dementia Post-Diagnostic Support for Worcestershire residents. The service will aim to provide a high quality service for patients who are registered with the Worcestershire CCGs GP Practices. The service will be based on best practice and will provide appropriate assessment, community services support, review and discharge.

The current service provision for Dementia Post Diagnostic Support has been reviewed. Commissioners propose to procure a single service to provide all elements of the existing contracts, aligning with primary care/neighbourhood team structures to ensure a more targeted provision based on population need.

The provision of support that has been identified includes: - Peer Support/ Dementia Cafes - Dementia Information Hub working with existing local infrastructure - Drop in services - Access to professional clinics - Appropriate support for people with Young Onset Dementia (YOD) - Regular engagement with carers to inform service delivery/developments

The aim of the event will be to engage with potential providers for these services in order to share the commissioning intentions of the CCG, and to seek the input from providers on a number important aspects relating to the services, including the expected service outcomes. At the event there will be an opportunity for providers to network with other providers and commissioners.

The CCG would like to assess current market appetite to provide this service. The outcomes of the event will then determine next steps.

Providers are invited to a Market Engagement event which will be held on Wednesday 8th August 2018 at 10 am (Registration 9.45) to 12.30 at Redditch and Bromsgrove CCG Offices.

Full Address: Redditch and Bromsgrove CCG Offices Board Room Barnsley Court Barnsley Hall Road Bromsgrove Worcestershire, B61 0TX

Please note no more than 2 attendees per organisation should attend.

Closing date for registering interest is Monday 06th August 2018 at 12 noon. Please note that after this deadline participation cannot be guaranteed.

The CCG would welcome the attendance of any current providers of Dementia Post Diagnostic Services, any providers who may be interested in providing these services in the future and/or other stakeholders.

Additional information: To register your interest in attending this event, please complete the form online through the Midlands and Lancashire Bravo e-tendering portal -

https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

To complete the form online:

i) Register on the portal at: https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml (Registration and use of the website is free of charge).

ii) Express interest by a) logging-in to the Midlands and Lancashire e-Tendering portal b) selecting response to advert and PQQ, c) select Open Access PQQ, d) search for and access listing related to this contract and view details e) click on Express Interest link

iii) Once you have expressed interest, access the My PQQs page where you can complete the questionnaire. Please note that this is not a PQQ, we are using this functionality within the Bravo portal to communicate with interested parties. Closing date for registering interest is Monday 06th August 2018 at 12 noon. Please note that after this deadline participation cannot be guaranteed. It should be noted that this is not a procurement exercise and participating organisations are responsible for their own costs.

The services to which this notice relates fall below the Light Touch Regime threshold set by Public Contracts Regulation 2016.

Neither the publication of this notice nor the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the contracting authorities intend to hold themselves bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to the procurement of these services.