--- title: "Healthwatch Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Service Recommissioning Proposal" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2f27de0a-879a-4085-a660-5fef57a3a24a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2f27de0a-879a-4085-a660-5fef57a3a24a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2f27de0a-879a-4085-a660-5fef57a3a24a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2f27de0a-879a-4085-a660-5fef57a3a24a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2017-08-02" --- # Healthwatch Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Service Recommissioning Proposal Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2f27de0a-879a-4085-a660-5fef57a3a24a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2f27de0a-879a-4085-a660-5fef57a3a24a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2f27de0a-879a-4085-a660-5fef57a3a24a.json) ## Summary The Leicester City Council, alongside Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council, is currently in the planning stage of the Healthwatch Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Service Recommissioning Proposal. This initiative falls within the health and social work services industry category. The final date for engagement is set for 23rd February 2018, and interested parties are encouraged to participate in this soft market testing by submitting responses before the deadline of 12:00 hours on 16th August 2017. The new contracts are expected to commence on 1st April 2018, immediately following the current contracts' expiration. This tender provides a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in health and social care services, particularly those interested in delivering Healthwatch services. Companies that can contribute valuable insights on service models and specifications would be particularly well-suited to engage in this market testing. The process aims to gauge interest and ideas from potential providers, making it an ideal moment for businesses to prepare for forthcoming tender opportunities that are likely to emerge in Autumn 2017. ## Notice THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION Leicester City Council, Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council (the commissioning partners) are considering jointly commissioning Healthwatch services for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR). It is anticipated, dependent upon a consultation exercise, that tenders for LLR Healthwatch services would be sought in Autumn 2017 to enable new contracts to begin from 1st April 2018, immediately after the end of current contracts for the provision of Healthwatch services for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. As part of the commissioning process, the commissioning partners are undertaking a soft market test. This gives potential providers and other stakeholders the opportunity to express their interests and feed in their views about the potential service model and specification principles. The commissioning partners will use the information to appraise options and further develop the specification. 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 and ascertain the level of interest in this particular Service. There are therefore no formal criteria which will be used to judge your responses, and it is not our intention to provide any feedback. To participate in this Soft Market Testing interested organisations, any groups that may be interested in tendering at a later stage, either individually or as part of a consortium must complete a Soft Market Testing questionnaire. The questionnaire can be found by copying and pasting the following web link into your web browser: http://www.sourceleicestershire.co.uk/contracts/show/id/15790 The completed questionnaire must be returned electronically by email before or no later than 12:00 hours on 16th August 2017 to procurementasc@leicester.gov.uk with the subject heading: 'Completed SMT Q - HW'. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e0b99e5-95ce-4577-b986-6107948de0ab | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Aug 2017 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 23 Feb 2018 | | 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 | TLF East Midlands (England) | ## 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 - 2 Aug 2017 at 08:53 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e0b99e5-95ce-4577-b986-6107948de0ab - 2 Aug 2017 at 07:32 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e0b99e5-95ce-4577-b986-6107948de0ab ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e0b99e5-95ce-4577-b986-6107948de0ab 2nd August 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.sourceleicestershire.co.uk/contracts/show/id/15790 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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