--- title: "Early Market Engagement for Southend Healthwatch" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f7e30603-b6c3-4b08-aacb-73a46e868c5d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f7e30603-b6c3-4b08-aacb-73a46e868c5d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f7e30603-b6c3-4b08-aacb-73a46e868c5d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f7e30603-b6c3-4b08-aacb-73a46e868c5d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2020-06-11" --- # Early Market Engagement for Southend Healthwatch Buyer: SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f7e30603-b6c3-4b08-aacb-73a46e868c5d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f7e30603-b6c3-4b08-aacb-73a46e868c5d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f7e30603-b6c3-4b08-aacb-73a46e868c5d.json) ## Summary Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is currently in the planning stage for the procurement process titled "Early Market Engagement for Southend Healthwatch." This initiative aims to engage with the market to assess capacity and interest in delivering the Southend Healthwatch service from 1st April 2021. The engagement is set to conclude on 26th June 2020, and the contract, valued at approximately £119,000 annually, covers health and social work services within the East of England. The council intends to gather insights that will inform future service models compliant with the Public Contract Regulations (2015, updated 2016). This early market engagement presents excellent opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in health and social care services. Companies with experience in servicing local health organisations or those capable of delivering effective consumer advocacy within health and social care frameworks would be particularly well-suited to participate. This initiative not only facilitates a better understanding of market capabilities but also establishes a foundation for potential future procurement opportunities within Southend-on-Sea. ## Notice Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is seeking to engage with the market to gain an understanding of the capacity and appetite to deliver its Southend Healthwatch service from 1st April 2021. This exercise is to inform the Council in its consideration of options for the future service model and provision of the Southend Healthwatch Service. This is not a call for competition. As such any future procurement process will be compliant with the Public Contract Regulations (2015 (updated 2016)). This includes but is not limited to advertising and fair treatment of economic operators regardless of their involvement in this Market Engagement. The Health and Social Care Act 2012 requires local authorities with adults and children's social care responsibilities to commission a Local Healthwatch organisation to act as a consumer voice for people of all ages (children, young people and adults) using health and social care services from 1st April 2013. In Southend-on-Sea the current contract for the provision of our Local Healthwatch service is due to end in March 2021. The annual contract value is around PS119,000, including premises, insurance, staffing and overhead costs. The Council is interested to understand the level of market interest in the provision of its Local Healthwatch service from 1st April 2020. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f9452b8-8eaa-4f0f-9679-7ebac55ce2a1 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Jun 2020 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 26 Jun 2020 | | 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 | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA | | Post town | Southend-on-Sea | | Postcode | SS2 6EN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea | | Local authority | Southend-on-Sea | | Electoral ward | Victoria | | Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services ## Release History - 11 Jun 2020 at 10:50 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f9452b8-8eaa-4f0f-9679-7ebac55ce2a1 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f9452b8-8eaa-4f0f-9679-7ebac55ce2a1 11th June 2020 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/55e96d50-24d1-49dc-b1b9-54e742be812d Early Market Engagement Questionnaire ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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