--- title: "Healthwatch Wokingham Borough" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-81d95734-7d91-4a22-85c4-d04f910eb383" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-81d95734-7d91-4a22-85c4-d04f910eb383" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-81d95734-7d91-4a22-85c4-d04f910eb383.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-81d95734-7d91-4a22-85c4-d04f910eb383.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2018-09-28" --- # Healthwatch Wokingham Borough Buyer: WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-81d95734-7d91-4a22-85c4-d04f910eb383 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-81d95734-7d91-4a22-85c4-d04f910eb383) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-81d95734-7d91-4a22-85c4-d04f910eb383.json) ## Summary The Wokingham Borough Council is seeking to procure the Healthwatch Wokingham Borough service, aimed at promoting and supporting local involvement in health and social care services. The contract is classified under general public services and has a total value of £500,000. The tender was published on 10 May 2018, with a deadline for submissions set for 12 June 2018. The contract duration spans from 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2021, and it is relevant to organisations located in the South East region of the United Kingdom. This tender presents significant opportunities for independent social enterprises and community interest companies that aim to enhance local health and social care services. Businesses with a focus on community engagement, consumer advocacy, and interactivity with health services will be well-positioned to compete for this contract. The emphasis on inclusivity and accessibility may attract SMEs and voluntary/community sector organisations, particularly those experienced in fostering public involvement and delivering tailored health care insights. ## Notice The Healthwatch Wokingham service will be the local independent consumer champion for health and social care to enable people of all ages and from all backgrounds to enjoy high quality health and care and to understand their health and care choices. Healthwatch covers all types of health and social care services. The organisation providing this service must be an independent social enterprise (e.g. community interest company, acting for the benefit of the community) and the service must be inclusive and accessible to all across Wokingham Borough. The key activities of the service are to: * Promote and support the involvement of local people in the commissioning, provision and scrutiny of local health and care services. * Enable local people to monitor the standard of provision of local health and care services and whether and how local care services could and ought to be improved. * Obtain the views of local people regarding their needs for, and experiences of, local health and care services and, importantly, supporting people to make these views known. * Make reports and recommendations about how local health and care services could or ought to be improved. * Provide advice and information about access to local health and care services so choices can be made about local care services * Formulate views on the standard of provision and whether and how local health and care services could and ought to be improved; and sharing these views with Healthwatch England * Make recommendations to Healthwatch England to advise the Care Quality Commission to conduct special reviews or investigations, and making recommendations to Healthwatch England to publish reports about particular issues * Provide Healthwatch England with the intelligence and insight it needs to enable it to perform effectively ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f549ee5-caeb-4c5e-b0de-62e7da6b0396 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Sep 2018 | | Submission deadline | 12 Jun 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 9 Aug 2018 | | Contract period | 30 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £500,000 | | 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 | WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | WOKINGHAM | | Post town | Reading | | Postcode | RG40 1BN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West | | Local authority | Wokingham | | Electoral ward | Emmbrook | | Westminster constituency | Wokingham | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | HEALTHWATCH WOKINGHAM BOROUGH | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75110000 - General public services ## Release History - 28 Sep 2018 at 08:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f549ee5-caeb-4c5e-b0de-62e7da6b0396 - 10 May 2018 at 12:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d7e3c915-d989-44bb-8100-dbadd88d6245 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f549ee5-caeb-4c5e-b0de-62e7da6b0396 28th September 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d7e3c915-d989-44bb-8100-dbadd88d6245 10th May 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=610ce7c6-9153-e811-80eb-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - http://www.wokingham.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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