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Awarded· 13 Jul 2025

Dementia Services

Essex County Council · Chelmsford, East

Essex County Council has awarded Dementia Services. It is a framework for other health and social care in Chelmsford.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 14 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Alzheimer's Society

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 13:36

    View notice

  3. 2025

    Contract starts

  4. Next

    2028

    Contract ends

    3 years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Essex County Council has awarded Dementia Services. It is a framework for other health and social care in Chelmsford. The contract went to Alzheimer's Society. It was awarded on 13 July 2025. The awarded value is £17,000,000. The contract runs from 30 September 2025 to 30 September 2028. It lasts 3 years.

It is run as an open procedure. Find a Tender published it on 14 July 2025. The notice number is 039662-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050536.

Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council has successfully completed a tender process for the provision of Dementia Support Services, with a focus on delivering specialist information, advice, and guidance in local communities across the Essex County area. This contract engages health and social care service providers to support person-centred care for individuals living with dementia and their families.

The award, announced on 14th July 2025, under an open procedure, went to the Alzheimer's Society, valued at £17 million with a gross amount of £20.4 million. The contract is set to commence on 1st October 2025 and run until 30th September 2028, offering a framework with the possibility of additional call-offs by Essex County Council or the NHS for specific needs-led projects in the UKH3 region.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and organisations focused on providing community-based care services, particularly those with expertise in dementia care, are well-positioned to benefit.

The notice in full

Dementia Support Services, contract will deliver specialist information, advice, guidance and support with, and in, local communities across the Essex County Council administrative area, working with health and social care service providers in a way that supports person-centred care, sustainability and better outcomes for people living with dementia, their carers and families, thus ensuring that people living with and affected by dementia receive the right support at the right time in the right place.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Framework
Category
Services
Contract period
30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2028 (3 years)
Awarded to
Alzheimer's Society
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement method
Open
Procedure
Open procedure
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Awards value
£17,000,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Pending

Not stated in the notice: contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
039662-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050536
CPV code
85312310 - Guidance services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Essex County Council is based in Chelmsford. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Chelmsford
Town
Chelmsford
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Electoral ward
Moulsham and Central
Constituency
Chelmsford
Region
East
Sub-region
Heart of Essex
Area
Essex
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Essex County Council
Category
Services
Address
Chelmsford, CM1 1QH · East · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Alzheimer's Society
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
£17,000,000
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Dementia Services

Who won the Dementia Services contract?

Essex County Council awarded the contract to Alzheimer's Society on 13 July 2025. It is due to end on 30 September 2028, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Dementia Services contract worth?

The awarded value is £17,000,000. The contract runs from 30 September 2025 to 30 September 2028 (3 years).

Who is the buyer for Dementia Services?

Essex County Council, based in Chelmsford, East.

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