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title: "Healthwatch Kingston Services"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES"
published: "2017-01-26"
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# Healthwatch Kingston Services

Buyer: ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0ac6c571-198c-4dad-8621-2a09bfd87a23

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## Summary

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is seeking services through an open tender for "Healthwatch Kingston Services," aimed at enhancing local health and social care. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category and is located in London, UK. The tender period ended on 31 October 2016, and the awarded contract commenced on 1 April 2017, running through to 31 March 2021. The total contract value is £488,000, and the winning supplier is Healthwatch Kingston upon Thames Ltd. The process has reached the award stage, with the contract notice published on 26 January 2017.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses operating in the health and social care sector, particularly those focused on community engagement and support services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly well-suited to compete, given the emphasis on collaboration with local partners and engaging with a diverse demographic. Companies that can demonstrate their experience in fostering effective relationships within health services are likely to find this procurement highly advantageous for expanding their business prospects.

## Notice

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames sought to re-commission its local Healthwatch Services. Local Healthwatch has a hugely valuable role to play in helping health and social care services in Kingston to be the very best they can. An effective Local Healthwatch will work collaboratively with the Kingston 'family' of partners, including statutory agencies and voluntary and community sector organisations to make a positive contribution to improving health and wellbeing outcomes for people in Kingston. Empowering and supporting children, young people, adults and communities to have their say through a range of innovative and inclusive engagement mechanisms will be at the centre of the Healthwatch role. The core business of Local Healthwatch is to be an independent consumer voice ensuring that the views of children, young people and adults influence improvements in health and social care. It will only be successful in achieving this if it is seen as a credible and professional organisation able to build highly effective and constructive relationships with commissioners, providers, service users, patients and wider partners including Healthwatch England. Additional information: Contracts Finder Advert https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33f15fff-5b1c-488b-97b5-4b3a4d1ef681?p=@=UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08 London Tenders Portal advert https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=dec93292-6b7e-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21&fromAdvertEvent=True The original Contracts Finder Notice can be accessed via the following link: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33f15fff-5b1c-488b-97b5-4b3a4d1ef681?p=@=UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08Owing to technical issues it has not been possible to update the original notice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67c8b956-98c5-4383-8547-4b86c68da095 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Jan 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Oct 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Jan 2017 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2017 - 31 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £488,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £488,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Kingston upon Thames |
| Postcode | KT1 1EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton |
| Local authority | Kingston upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | Kingston Town |
| Westminster constituency | Kingston and Surbiton |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HEALTHWATCH KINGSTON UPON THAMES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 26 Jan 2017 at 14:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67c8b956-98c5-4383-8547-4b86c68da095

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/67c8b956-98c5-4383-8547-4b86c68da095
  26th January 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=dec93292-6b7e-e611-8114-000c29c9ba21&fromAdvertEvent=True
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33f15fff-5b1c-488b-97b5-4b3a4d1ef681?p=@=UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33f15fff-5b1c-488b-97b5-4b3a4d1ef681?p=@=UFQxUlRRPT0=NjJNT08Owing

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