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title: "Healthwatch Service For Herefordshire - Market Test Exercise"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2017-12-08"
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# Healthwatch Service For Herefordshire - Market Test Exercise

Buyer: HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-97ec9150-a1b1-4f80-ba65-de1a670769a4

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## Summary

The Herefordshire Council is initiating a planning phase for the "Healthwatch Service For Herefordshire - Market Test Exercise", which falls under the health and social work services industry category (CPV code 85000000). This engagement is set to conclude on 8th March 2018. The service aims to act as a consumer champion in health and social care, ensuring that local services are responsive to user feedback. For additional details, interested parties can refer to the early engagement notice published on 8th December 2017.

This market test exercise presents an excellent opportunity for businesses focused on health and social care services, particularly those experienced in community engagement and consumer advocacy. Given the initiative's statutory nature, organisations that specialise in healthwatch services or have a background in consumer rights within social care will find this tender particularly suited to their strengths. The council is keen to explore current market capabilities, allowing suitable businesses to showcase their insights and capabilities before the competitive tendering process begins.

## Notice

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 makes provisions for a local Healthwatch service to act as the consumer champion for health and social care services and gives each local Healthwatch service its statutory functions. As a statutory watchdog, the role of a local Healthwatch service will be to ensure that health and social care services, and the local governance of such services, have regard to the views and voices of service users in the design and delivery of local services. The Council wishes to engage with the market to ascertain its current position relating to the delivery of such services. Please note at this stage it is not a call for competition. Additional information: To access the response document please go to www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk log on/register and search under Herefordshire Council

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36ffe71e-e0f7-40ad-b115-03c52c965b77 |
| 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 | 8 Dec 2017 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 8 Mar 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 | HEREFORDSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | HEREFORD |
| Post town | Hereford |
| Postcode | HR4 0LE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG11 Herefordshire, County of |
| Local authority | Herefordshire, County of |
| Electoral ward | Widemarsh |
| Westminster constituency | Hereford and South Herefordshire |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 8 Dec 2017 at 14:24 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36ffe71e-e0f7-40ad-b115-03c52c965b77

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36ffe71e-e0f7-40ad-b115-03c52c965b77
  8th December 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk

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