CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Dementia Friendly Communities Coordinator Service

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership, hosted by Velindre NHS Trust are acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board and Cardiff Local Authority who are seeking to establish a contract for a Dementia Friendly Communities Coordinator Service as a part of the Dementia Integrated Care Fund (ICF) programme of work.

The Health Board is seeking an organisation with third sector and/or housing association links to provide a co-ordination role service. The service will be essential to monitor and oversee the dementia friendly communities scheme and to ensure that dementia friendly community areas receive the support that they need to develop further, across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. The organisation will need to develop links with partners in order to achieve this.

Bidders are invited to submit their proposal to undertake the following aims;

- To develop further a dementia friendly region approach in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.

- To employ a Dementia Friendly Communities Coordinator, working across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.

- To maintain partnerships across health, local authority, the third sector, and housing to ensure that areas are built on collaborative arrangements.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=94361

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The Health Board will award a contract for an initial one year with an option to extend for up to four further years in annual tranches dependant on funding.

It should be noted that whilst funding has been secured up until the 31st March 2022 any extension beyond this date (including part of the second year) may not be viable. Based on this, Bidders should therefore, be aware that the second extension may only been agreed until the 31st March 2022 and not for the full 12 month period.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

As set out in the tender documents.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CAV-ITT-PROJECT4250

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Please note additional information on this procurement:

1. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract.

2. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the ITT and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms.

3. The Contracting Authority will not accept completed ITT's after the stated closing date.

4. All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling.

5. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by bidders shall be the sole responsibility of the bidders.

6. Bidders wishing to participate should visit the Bravo e-tenderwales portal and access the ITT under reference itt_76301.

7. Prospective suppliers should note that NHS Shared Services Partnership - Procurement Services is acting on behalf of Cardiff and Vale ULHB

(WA Ref:94361)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice