Tender

Healthwatch Soft Market Test

SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL

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Tender

02 Jan 2024 at 14:08

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Sheffield City Council has initiated a tender process named "Healthwatch Soft Market Test" for health and social work services in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of the United Kingdom. The procurement stage is active, with a tender period ending on January 19, 2024, and a contract period scheduled from October 1, 2024, to October 2, 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for small and voluntary sector enterprises to engage with Sheffield City Council in providing essential health and social care services. Businesses specializing in health and social work services are well-suited to compete for this contract, aligning with the council's aim to involve the public in improving local care services and shaping future provisions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Healthwatch Soft Market Test

Notice Description

Healthwatch's purpose is to ensure that the views of the public shape the health and care services they need. This means that Healthwatch Sheffield are required to be: * Independent in purpose - amplifying the voice and experiences of the most pressing and difficult issues in health and social care. * Independent in voice - speaking up on behalf of sometimes unpopular causes or groups who are marginalised and/or face disadvantages or discrimination. * Independent in action - designing and delivering activities that best meet the needs of the people they serve. Healthwatch Sheffield is due to come to the end of its current contractual period in September 2024 and Sheffield City Council is looking to ensure we maintain the statutory activities delivered alongside local priorities: * Promote and support the involvement of people in the commissioning, provision, and scrutiny of local care services. * Enable people to monitor the standard of provision of local care services and whether and how local care services could and ought to be improved. * Obtain the views of people regarding their need for, and experiences of, local care services and importantly make these views known to those responsible for commissioning, providing, managing, or scrutinising local care services and to Healthwatch England. * Make reports and recommendations about how local care services could or ought to be improved. These should be directed to commissioners and providers of care services and people responsible for managing or scrutinising local care services and shared with Healthwatch England. * Provide advice and information about access to local care services so people can make choices about local care services. * Formulate views on the standard of provision and whether and how the local care services could and ought to be improved and sharing these views with Healthwatch England.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/602f75a4-2204-48fd-887a-32ddc448e26f
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not applicable
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
19 Jan 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Sep 2024 - 2 Oct 2024 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S1 2HH
Post Town
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Further Information

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