--- title: "Healthwatch Bath and North East Somerset & Coproduction 2024-2027" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d1cc3120-2523-424c-8366-2f628ca56921" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d1cc3120-2523-424c-8366-2f628ca56921" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d1cc3120-2523-424c-8366-2f628ca56921.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d1cc3120-2523-424c-8366-2f628ca56921.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL" published: "2024-04-29" --- # Healthwatch Bath and North East Somerset & Coproduction 2024-2027 Buyer: BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d1cc3120-2523-424c-8366-2f628ca56921 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d1cc3120-2523-424c-8366-2f628ca56921) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d1cc3120-2523-424c-8366-2f628ca56921.json) ## Summary The Bath and North East Somerset Council has awarded a contract for the provision of Healthwatch services for the period 2024-2027, with a potential extension. The contract's total value is £414,976 GBP, with a minimum value of £311,232 GBP. The procurement method used was an open procedure, and the contract was awarded on 19th March 2024. The buying organisation, Bath and North East Somerset Council, oversaw this process in the health and social work services category. This tender presents opportunities for businesses in the health and social work services sector, especially those experienced in providing support services to aid in coproducing strategic commissioning plans. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete due to the contract's focus on engaging with care recipients and carers for service improvement. Interested businesses should note the contract's key dates, starting on 1st April 2024 and lasting for an initial 3-year period. ## Notice Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) Council has a statutory duty to provide a local Healthwatch to the people living in B&NES. B&NES Council also have a broader leadership role in health and care, promoting wellbeing and tackling health inequalities through their public health function and integration with health colleagues in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) Integrated Care Board (ICB). Healthwatch contributes to the bigger picture by supporting local authorities and their partners to achieve health and care strategic aims and ambitions by bringing people's voices into the heart of commissioning and delivery. Local Healthwatch finds out what people like and could be improved about services and shares these views with those who commission and provide health and care and have the power to make change happen. Healthwatch also helps people find the information they need about services in their area. In addition to the statutory Healthwatch responsibilities, this tender also includes specific requirement for the provider to support and enable people receiving care, or carers of people receiving care, to contribute to and coproduce strategic commissioning plans and/or services. The contract will run from 1st April 2024 for 3 years, with the potential for an additional up to 12 months' extension. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a760974e-b33b-45f1-92c9-64af125672e4 | | 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 | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | 1 Dec 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 19 Mar 2024 | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £414,976 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £414,976 | | 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 | BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL | | Locality | BATH | | Post town | Bath | | Postcode | BA1 5AW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire | | Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset | | Electoral ward | Kingsmead | | Westminster constituency | Bath | | 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) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | THE CARE FORUM | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 29 Apr 2024 at 10:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a760974e-b33b-45f1-92c9-64af125672e4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a760974e-b33b-45f1-92c9-64af125672e4 29th April 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=95267d18-2e7a-ee11-8125-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - http://www.bathnes.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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