# Dementia Memory Café in Torbay &/or the Befriending Service in Southern locality\.

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT](/buyers/nhs-south-central-and-west-commissioning-support-unit/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: MARIE CURIE
- Award value: £55,965
- Tender value: £67,840
- Award date: 13 May 2019
- Published: 1 September 2020
- Contract start: 1 October 2019
- Contract end: 31 December 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 6601b45d-a5a5-4f66-8287-6a60620c8c67-378675
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5dcccd6d-104c-4f55-9ad8-c08e5dc474c5

## Description

NHS South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group & NHS Northern Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group would like to commission a provider to deliver Dementia Memory Cafe's in Torbay &/or the Befriending Service in Southern locality\. The aim of both services is to provide connectivity for individuals with Dementia, their carers/ families, communities and neighbourhoods\. There are also specific objectives for each element of the service: Memory Café: Objectives: • To provide a consistent and regular meeting point for service users and their families/carers • To connect and signpost service users to information and services which may be supportive to them • To provide a peer support network to assist in reducing social isolation • To provide appropriate activities that service users can participate in Befriending service: Objectives: • The key outcome for this service will be to provide individuals living with Dementia with companionship, social interaction and support to participate in activities that they find meaningful within their local community\. • To increase the amount of support available to people living with dementia and their carers, including those not eligible for social care services\. • Provision of a range of stimulating activities to promote the well-being and condition maintenance of people living with dementia\. Additional information: Link to Intend portal https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home Interested providers will be able to view this notice via the 'current tenders' list on the e-procurement portal \(In-tend\)\. https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home In order to submit a bid, you will need to register on the e-procurement portal and 'express an interest' and then complete all necessary questions as specified within the documents\. Please then submit the Purchase Enquiry Document via correspondence\. On registration, please include at least 2 contacts to allow for access to the portal in times of absence\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6601b45d-a5a5-4f66-8287-6a60620c8c67-378675)