Award

Local HealthWatch Service - HealthWatch Luton

LUTON COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

27 May 2022 at 08:42

Award Notice
Tender

21 Mar 2022 at 10:32

Tender Notice
Tender

14 Mar 2022 at 15:13

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Luton Borough Council is conducting a procurement process for the Local HealthWatch Service, with an awarded contract announced on 26th May 2022. This service falls under the 'Health and social work services' category, and the contract, valued at £427,000, is set to run from 6th May 2022 until 6th December 2023. The procurement method is an open procedure, adhering to the Public Contract Regulations 2015, specifically under the Light Touch Regime rules. Interested suppliers were required to submit quotations by 15th April 2022, with the opportunity open to registered organisations on the Proactis Due North platform.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the health and social care sector. Businesses that are capable of delivering community support services, health advice, and engagement initiatives would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. By participating, these organisations can enhance their visibility and establish themselves as key players in local health service provision, ultimately contributing to their growth and community impact.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Local HealthWatch Service - HealthWatch Luton

Notice Description

.1 Luton Borough Council is looking to engage qualified organisations to submit a quotation for the Provision of Services : Healthwatch Luton' 1.2 This procurement is subject to PCR15 , Public Contract Regulation 2015, Light Touch Regime rules, and as such the Council is following a below FTS threshold Request For Quotation (with Evaluation) bidding process i.e. an advert is published on the Council's e Commerce Platform as arranged by Proactis , Pro Contract ' Due North ' and also on Contract Finder. Any suppliers wishing to bid for this work within a 30 day return period, need to register for free via the Proactis Due North website to receive the tender documents. Please note the return date can only be extended by the Council with good reason to do so, those suppliers not seeing advert until late, should bid on the understanding that they will have less time to prepare. 1.3 The aim of Local Healthwatch is to give citizens and communities a stronger voice to influence and challenge how health and social care services are provided within their locality. Local Healthwatch are funded by and accountable to local authorities. Their statutory functions are: 1. Promoting and supporting the involvement of local people in the commissioning, the provision and scrutiny of local care services 2. Enabling local people to monitor the standard of provision of local care services and whether and how local care services could and ought to be improved 3. Obtaining the views of local people regarding their needs for, and experiences of, local care services and importantly to make these views known 4. Making reports and recommendations about how local care services could or ought to be improved within an overall framework that recognises financial constraints. 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 5. Providing advice and information about access to local care services so choices can be made about local care services 6. Formulating 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 7. Making recommendations to Healthwatch England to advise the Care Quality Commission to conduct special reviews or investigations (or, where the circumstances justify doing so, making such recommendations direct to the CQC); and to make recommendations to Healthwatch England to publish reports about particular issues 8. Providing Healthwatch England with the intelligence and insight it needs to enable it to perform effectively.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/49255798-6251-4824-85bc-43377fe24847
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£427,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 May 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Apr 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 May 20223 years ago
Contract Period
16 Sep 2022 - 31 Mar 2024 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LUTON COUNCIL
Contact Name
Chris Newman
Contact Email
christopher.newman@luton.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1582547058

Buyer Location

Locality
LUTON
Postcode
LU1 2BQ
Post Town
Luton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH21 Luton
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Luton
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HEALTHWATCHLUTON

Further Information

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