--- title: "Women's Community Health Worker Service (WCHW)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-be8b5c67-6499-4a30-944f-b0f4f1b4fafa" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-be8b5c67-6499-4a30-944f-b0f4f1b4fafa" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-be8b5c67-6499-4a30-944f-b0f4f1b4fafa.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-be8b5c67-6499-4a30-944f-b0f4f1b4fafa.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL" published: "2024-12-05" --- # Women's Community Health Worker Service (WCHW) Buyer: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-be8b5c67-6499-4a30-944f-b0f4f1b4fafa [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-be8b5c67-6499-4a30-944f-b0f4f1b4fafa) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-be8b5c67-6499-4a30-944f-b0f4f1b4fafa.json) ## Summary Buckinghamshire Council’s Public Health team has announced an open procedure for the Women's Community Health Worker Service (WCHW) pilot project. This procurement focuses on Health and Social Work Services, specifically targeting guidance services for women in Aylesbury and High Wycombe, England. The project aims to enhance health and wellbeing outcomes for women in deprived areas before, during, and after pregnancy by recruiting and training five Women's Community Health Workers. The tender process began on 12th November 2024, with submission deadlines set for 12th December 2024. The contract will run from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2028, with a total estimated value of £690,000. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses, especially SMEs and VCSEs, specialising in community health services. Companies with experience in delivering culturally appropriate health education, navigation, support, and intelligence-based services would find this tender particularly advantageous. By participating, businesses can expand their portfolios and contribute to addressing health inequities. Collaborations with voluntary, community sector organisations, primary care, public health, and other health teams will be crucial, creating a broad scope for partnerships and service integration. ## Notice Buckinghamshire Council's Public Health team are commissioning a Women's Community Health Worker Service (WCHW) on a pilot basis for 3 years only. The aim of the Service is to improve the health and wellbeing outcomes of women (including women from key ethnic groups) living within the most deprived areas of Aylesbury and High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire before, during and after their pregnancies. This will be achieved through recruiting and training five whole time equivalent Women's Community Health Workers to provide a range of targeted one-to-one, group and community-based activities that meet the needs of this population. Community health workers are defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as: "Providers who live in the community they serve and receive lower levels of formal education and training than professional health care workers such as nurses and doctors. This human resource group has enormous potential to extend services to vulnerable populations, such as communities living in remote areas and historically marginalized people, to meet unmet health needs in a culturally appropriate manner, improve access to services, address inequities in health status and improve health system performance and efficiency." Community Health Workers will perform a variety of duties, across the four key themes (educational, navigational, support and intelligence), whilst working closely with voluntary and community sector colleagues, primary care, maternity, health visitors, public health, adult social care, community mental health teams and the Family Nurse Partnership. ITT documents available at https://www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk/ ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c6cf69d-ce16-4aee-9dd3-0b504dc9289c | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Dec 2024 | | Submission deadline | 16 Dec 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £690,000 | | 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 | BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL | | Locality | AYLESBURY | | Post town | Hemel Hempstead | | Postcode | HP20 1UA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ13 Buckinghamshire | | Local authority | Buckinghamshire | | Electoral ward | Aylesbury North | | Westminster constituency | Aylesbury | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 85312310 - Guidance services ## Release History - 5 Dec 2024 at 13:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c6cf69d-ce16-4aee-9dd3-0b504dc9289c - 13 Nov 2024 at 10:41 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06e32283-81b8-4c05-b647-ffb69a0792ae - 12 Nov 2024 at 17:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fcf450a6-f733-4269-a443-d07330d014da ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c6cf69d-ce16-4aee-9dd3-0b504dc9289c 5th December 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06e32283-81b8-4c05-b647-ffb69a0792ae 13th November 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fcf450a6-f733-4269-a443-d07330d014da 12th November 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - http://https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=8d6a4c7f-999b-ef11-8132-005056b64545&p=edea52dc-7be0-e511-810e-000c29c9ba21 Buckinghamshire Business Portal - https://www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk/ Buckinghamshire Business Portal ## Notice URLs - https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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