SCE0045 Dementia Support Service
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£2.7m
Suppliers
2
Lots
2
Published
01 Jul 2026
Description
Dementia Support Services, Leicester City Council and Leicestershire County Council wish to commission a Dementia Support Service. Tenders for this service were sought in April 2026, to enable a new contract to begin from 01/10/2026. As part of the commissioning process, the authorities jointly undertook a soft market test. This gave potential providers and other stakeholders the opportunity to express their interests and feed in their views about the potential service model and specification principles. The commissioners have used this information to appraise options and help develop the specification.
Scope
- Reference
- SCE0045
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 30 Sept 2026 to 30 Sept 2029Possible extension to 30 Sept 2031
2 x 12month extension options
- CPV classifications
- 85000000
- Contract locations
- East Midlands, United KingdomEast Midlands, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | The assessment of the quality element of service delivery which accounts for 60% of the maximum total score. Full detail on how the quality element will be evaluated can be located within the tender documents. A minimum overall quality score threshold of 65% of the maximum quality score (65% of the maximum 60% score set for Quality) has been set. | quality | 60.00% |
| Price | The assessment of the price element of service delivery which accounts for 40% of the maximum total score. Full detail on how the price element will be evaluated can be located within the tender documents. | price | 40.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Suppliers must satisfy conditions of participation if they are to be awarded the contract. The conditions are proportionate having regard to the nature, complexity and cost of the public contract. Full detail on legal and financial capacity, and technical ability conditions of participation can be located within the published tender documentation.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£1.1m
Award date
25 Jun 2026
Contract start
30 Sept 2026
Contract end
30 Sept 2029
Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 1 - County Services | £1.7m | complete |
| 2 | Lot 2 - City Services | £1.2m | complete |