This is not a call for Competition.

This is an Advert for Soft Market Testing to gauge market interest which will influence future Commissioning and Procurement Direction.

NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (MLCSU) on behalf of NHS South Worcestershire, NHS Redditch and Bromsgrove and NHS Wyre Forest Clinical Commissioning Group (the CCGs) and Worcestershire County Council (WCC) are seeking Expressions of interest for the provision of a Young Onset Dementia Community Support service in Worcestershire.

The CCGs and WCC have reviewed provision of the Young Onset Dementia Support Service.

The current Connected community support service has been running for 5 years now and is well established and regarded as an integral part of the dementia pathway, specifically for people with Young Onset Dementia, providing post diagnostic support to help people living with dementia and their carer's to reduce social isolation and maintain independence.

At present the one to one service has a capacity of about 30 people which is around 7% of the total population of people living with Young Onset Dementia in Worcestershire.

The Commissioners would like to see access to this service grow through self-funding initiatives.

The CCG and WCC would like to assess current market appetite to provide this service.

The outcomes of the event will then determine next steps.

Providers are invited to a Market Engagement event which will be held on Tuesday 19th July 2016 at 15.00hrs to 17.00hrs at Worcestershire County Council Chambers.

Full Address: Worcestershire County Council County Hall Spetchley Road Worcester WR5 2NP To register your interest in attending this event, please complete the form online through the Midlands and Lancashire Bravo e-tendering portal – https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml To complete the form online: i) Register on the portal at: https://mlcsu.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml (Registration and use of the website is free of charge). ii) Express interest by a) logging-in to the Midlands and Lancashire e-Tendering portal b) selecting response to advert and PQQ, c) select Open Access PQQ, d) search for and access listing related to this contract and view details e) click on Express Interest link iii) Once you have expressed interest, access the My PQQs page where you can complete the questionnaire.

Please note that this is not a PQQ, we are using this functionality within the Bravo portal to communicate with interested parties.

Closing date for registering interest is Friday 15th July 2016 at 12 noon.

Please note that after this deadline participation cannot be guaranteed.

It should be noted that this is not a procurement exercise and participating organisations are responsible for their own costs.

The services to which this notice relates fall below the Light Touch Regime threshold set by Public Contracts Regulation 2016.