--- title: "ASC0278 - Leicester and Leicestershire Healthwatch Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-228b5857-1428-4bb6-b523-eca2aef10896" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-228b5857-1428-4bb6-b523-eca2aef10896" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-228b5857-1428-4bb6-b523-eca2aef10896.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-228b5857-1428-4bb6-b523-eca2aef10896.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2022-03-28" --- # ASC0278 - Leicester and Leicestershire Healthwatch Service Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-228b5857-1428-4bb6-b523-eca2aef10896 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-228b5857-1428-4bb6-b523-eca2aef10896) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-228b5857-1428-4bb6-b523-eca2aef10896.json) ## Summary The Leicester City Council is initiating the planning phase for the "ASC0278 - Leicester and Leicestershire Healthwatch Service" tender, which falls under the health and social work services category. The estimated contract value is approximately £1.5 million, with a duration of five years starting from 1st April 2023. Interested parties can provide feedback on the service model until the engagement deadline of 14th April 2022. This soft market testing process offers an opportunity for potential providers to engage with the commissioning partners as they refine the service specifications before formal tendering begins later in summer 2022. This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those in the health and social services sector, to influence the development of the Healthwatch service model. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as their insights may shape the procurement process. Engaging in this early stage allows businesses to position themselves competitively when the official tendering process commences. ## Notice Leicester City Council and Leicestershire County Council (the commissioning partners) will be jointly commissioning the Healthwatch Leicester & Leicestershire (HWL&L) service. It is anticipated that tenders for the service would be sought in the summer of 2022 to enable a new contract to begin from 1st April 2023. The contract will be for five years and approximately PS1.5 million with no inflationary increase. The tender will be subject to Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment (TUPE) considerations. This Soft Market Testing process gives potential providers (and other stakeholders) the opportunity to express their interest and feed in their views about the potential service model and specification principles. The information gathered will inform the commissioning process. This process does not constitute a formal tender or other competitive bidding process and will not result in the letting of a Contract. The commissioning partners are using this process solely to test the market to gather information to ascertain the level of interest in this particular service and to appraise options and further develop the specification. Therefore, there are no formal criteria which we will use to judge your responses, and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. We would encourage you to respond if you feel this is something your organisation may have an interest in. If you would like to participate in this Soft Market Testing, then please copy and paste the web link to Due North SMT Advert below and download and complete the Soft Market Testing questionnaire located in the attachments section and then email your completed questionnaire to the email address procurement-asc@leicester.gov.uk with the subject heading: 'Completed SMT Q - HW' before or by no later than 14:00 hours 14th April 2022 The Council welcomes the opportunity to engage with and appreciate your assistance in providing us with your views. However, you should note that in any subsequent procurement exercise the Council will have to comply with our legal obligations and that neither the intention nor the purpose of this soft market testing exercise is to confer any advantage upon its participation in any future procurement process. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a882b79-5d81-44c5-9a77-4b10989d41c0 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Mar 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 14 Apr 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE1 1FZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester | | Local authority | Leicester | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Leicester South | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## 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 - 28 Mar 2022 at 12:22 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a882b79-5d81-44c5-9a77-4b10989d41c0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a882b79-5d81-44c5-9a77-4b10989d41c0 28th March 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/?advertId=1e545485-81aa-ec11-8112-005056b64545 Link to the SMT questionnaire ## Notice URLs - http://www.leicester.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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