CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Dementia Support for Carers

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Many people with mental health problems find it difficult, or even impossible to cope with complicated money, debt and benefits issues which sometimes demand interviews or physical examinations as well as a great deal of form filling. Mental health problems can cause severe debt, and severe debt can cause mental health problems.

There are many different types of welfare benefits, and entitlement to them should depend on different factors such as income, capital, national insurance contributions and overall household circumstances, the service should aim to deliver welfare advice service to meet the needs of vulnerable adults with Mental Health problems.

The aim of this service is to maximises’ income of vulnerable adults, (many working and on low incomes), reduce or eliminate Debt to ensure financial well-being and support the maintenance of health and well-being. Many adults, particularly those with mental health problems or in changing financial circumstances are not accessing their full entitlements, and this has a direct effect on everyday well-being.

The key components of this service specification are to deliver services to a vulnerable client group by:

• Reducing ‘access’ barriers and providing early intervention, to ensure that financial issues do not develop into debt, and as a consequence, potential homelessness.

• Collaborative partnership working to enable targeted access

• To ensure income maximisation, through welfare benefit and debt advice, enabling access to a basic income.

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=116823

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

The population of Cardiff is growing rapidly at nearly 1% per year, or around 36,000 people over the next 10 years. While overall numbers in the Vale are relatively static, the total population of Cardiff and Vale was expected to exceed 500,000 for the first time in 2020.

The average age of people in both Cardiff and the Vale is increasing steadily, with a projected increase in people aged 85 and over in the Vale of 15% over the next 5 years and nearly 40% over 10 years.

The Cardiff and Vale University Health Board UHB currently deliver primary, community, inpatient and tertiary mental health services out of five hospital sites and twelve community bases through over 64 integrated teams. The range of services includes core mental health services such as adult and older people’s community mental health multi-disciplinary teams and aligned inpatient beds but also support, specialist and tertiary services.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Included in the Specification document found within the tender documents, available via eTender Wales Bravo Solutions.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CAV-ITT-PROJECT_47491

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

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

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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

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. In reference to II.1.9 (Variants) to the extent permitted, if at all, in the tender documents.

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

ULHB.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at

http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=65818.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on

Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=68368

(WA Ref:68368)

The Health Board will ensure that this procurement process, which is being undertaken in accordance with the Open Procedure, pursuant to

and as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) Light Touch Regime.

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=116808

(WA Ref:116823)

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Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice