Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Commissioning Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Alzheimer's Society SME
- Value
- £1,088,850 across 2 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 042496-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Jul 2025
- Published23 Jul 2025Published 15 days after the contract date
Description
Post diagnostic support (PDS) covers a range of services and information available to help those diagnosed with dementia and their carers, both immediately after diagnosis and onwards. It must be on-going and flexible to adapt to the changing needs of the person, carer and family as the disease progresses. For many carers, and for those with Young Onset Dementia, this can also include employer awareness and support. PDS includes many different options in many different settings - in primary care, in memory assessment services, and in the community. It includes things such assign posting to up to date and locally available services, medication and medication reviews, carer support, cognitive stimulation therapy, dementia friendly communities and so on - whatever helps those diagnosed with dementia and their carers to live as well as possible for as long as possible with their condition. Post diagnostic support needs to be multi-layered. However, enabling a single coordinator or navigat…
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lancashire & South Cumbria Dementia Post Diagnostic Support Service | Alzheimer's Society SME | £544k |
| Lancashire & South Cumbria Dementia Post Diagnostic Support Service | Alzheimer's Society SME | £544k |
About the supplier
Alzheimer's Society: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02115499).