Day Opportunities for Adults with Dementia

Day opportunities for adults with dementia. The service will include a centre-based day care service delivered from Haven Court, McAnany Avenue, South Shields, NE34 0JP to deliver 14 sessions per week with a maximum of 14 people per session, operating 7 days per week (196 places per week). The service will also provide an individual support brokerage service to assist people with dementia and their carers to access neighbourhood opportunities, that are either already commissioned at a neighbourhood level or delivered through the use of a direct payment.

This procurement is undertaken under Chapter 3 of Part 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (also known as the "light touch" regime). The process adopted uses the primary methodology of an open tender, but the Council reserves the right to make such adjustments as are required to facilitate the process. The Council will ensure that the tender process is, and will remain, fair and transparent.

The initial contract terms is 3 years with the option to extend by period or periods of up to 24 months. The annual fixed price for this contract is £227,000.

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Additional information: Bidding documents are available at: https://www.procontract.due-north.com/Login. Reference number DN560557