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title: "Local Healthwatch Services - LBHF"
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# Local Healthwatch Services - LBHF

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a3f13f8a-77a0-4059-9019-e9b076c2ecaf

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## Summary

The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham is conducting a public tender for the provision of Local Healthwatch Services, which falls under the health and social work services category. The tender was published on 5th September 2019 and is currently open, with submissions due by 4th October 2019. This contract is valued at £245,000 and is an open procedure process designed for various organisations capable of establishing and supporting a Local Healthwatch service, with a focus on those that are social enterprises.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly social enterprises and organisations with a history of community engagement in health and social care. Companies that can demonstrate a capacity to gather community insights, promote public involvement, and produce quality assessments of services will be well-suited to compete. The scope of the Local Healthwatch Services allows for a diverse range of businesses to participate in shaping local health services and improving community well-being.

## Notice

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 requires local authorities to commission Local Healthwatch Services. A Local Healthwatch Service (LHS) is required to work locally with the commissioning local authority and nationally with Healthwatch England (HE). A LHS will need to provide a service which is locally accountable, takes account of local demographics and undertakes quality assessments of health and social care provision. A LHS is required to: - obtain the views of the wider community about their needs and experiences of local health and social care services and make these known to the bodies involved in the commissioning, provision and scrutiny of health and social care services - promote and support the involvement of a diverse range of residents in the monitoring, commissioning and provision of local health and social care services - it is envisaged that the Local Healthwatch will be a membership organisation of residents and service users - produce reports and make recommendations about how services could or should be improved - provide information and advice to the public about accessing health and social care services and choice in relation to aspects of those services - represent the views of residents, patients, service users and the wider community on the Health & Well-being Board - make the views and experiences of the residents and communities known to HE to assist with its role as a national champion - make recommendations to HE to enable HE to advise the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to carry out reviews or investigations into areas of concern, or in certain circumstances such as urgency directly approach CQC with its recommendations It is expected that the contract will be awarded to a social enterprise with a proven track record of establishing and supporting a new organisation. Other types of organisations will need to to demonstrate their ability to establish and support the LHS through a social enterprise.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae75bcd0-f592-49f0-99ff-5269681f5c56 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Sep 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Oct 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2020 - 28 Feb 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £245,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W6 9JU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham |
| Local authority | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| Electoral ward | Hammersmith Broadway |
| Westminster constituency | Hammersmith and Chiswick |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 5 Sep 2019 at 15:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae75bcd0-f592-49f0-99ff-5269681f5c56

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae75bcd0-f592-49f0-99ff-5269681f5c56
  5th September 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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