Planning

Market Sounding Exercise: Healthwatch

LEEDS CITY COUNCIL

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Planning

13 May 2025 at 09:17

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leeds City Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process involving a market sounding exercise for the provision of Healthwatch services in Leeds. The focus is on engaging suitably qualified and experienced organisations to deliver services that ensure local health and social care systems are improved and aligned with community needs. This initiative is categorised under health and social work services and affects the Leeds area, specifically the UKE42 region. The process is facilitated through a market engagement exercise that began on 13th May 2025 and is due to conclude on 4th June 2025. The potential contract seeks to maintain funding at £374,400 per annum, from 2028 up to 2035, with an optional three-year extension.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the health and social care sector, particularly those capable of engaging in partnerships with a variety of stakeholders from the public, private, and voluntary sectors. Organisations with experience in providing high-quality health and social care based on user feedback and participation are ideally positioned to compete. Companies engaged in Healthwatch activities or those rolling out similar initiatives will find this tender an attractive prospect for expanding their reach and impact, especially given the proposed long-term contract arrangement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Market Sounding Exercise: Healthwatch

Notice Description

Leeds City Council is looking into a potential procurement option to put in place future contractual arrangements for suitably qualified and experienced organisations to deliver local Healthwatch services in Leeds. The Healthwatch service in Leeds helps people get the best out of their local health and social care services; whether it's improving them today or helping to shape them for tomorrow. The Health and Care Act gives Healthwatch the right to scrutinise the system and challenge health and care organisations to ensure they engage with local communities and meet their needs. Local Healthwatch have a dual role in holding to account, acting as a 'Critical Friend' both of which require building and maintaining relationships and developing effective behaviours. Local Healthwatch in Leeds is required to: * Work closely with the voluntary, public and private sectors to enable them to provide accessible, high-quality care based on patient/user feedback, evaluation, participation and research. * Employ a partnership approach with key stakeholders and volunteers to applaud, challenge, question and review in the pursuit of best practice in health and social care, informed by the public's opinion. * Contribute the local voice to the deliberations and strategy of the Health and Wellbeing Board and commissioning bodies. The proposal for the new contract for Healthwatch in Leeds is for funding to remain at the level of PS 374,400 per annum. The proposed length of contract is for 7 years, with an option to extend for up to 3 years. At this stage, the contract value and length date are estimated, and are subject to change following responses to the market sounding exercise, ongoing budgetary conversations across partners, and approval via the council's decision-making process.

Planning Information

The market sounding exercise will commence 13th May 2025 and finish 4th June 2025. Details can be found on https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publictenders?B=YORTENDER

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0511af
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020726-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
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
13 May 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
4 Jun 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2028 - 31 Mar 2035 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEEDS CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Shazia Nazir
Contact Email
cpu@leeds.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 1UR
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLE42 Leeds
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Further Information

Notice Documents

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