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title: "Provision of a local Healthwatch Service in Lancashire"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02e08f"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# Provision of a local Healthwatch Service in Lancashire

Buyer: LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e08f

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## Summary

The procurement process, led by Lancashire County Council, involves the provision of a local Healthwatch Service in Lancashire. The initiative, classified under health and social work services, is currently in the award stage, as the tender process has been completed. Key dates include the tender end date of 15 October 2021 and the signing of the contract on 23 November 2021, with a contract value of approximately £1,612,230.35. The procurement method employed was the open procedure, ensuring accessibility to a wide range of suppliers in the region.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in health and social care services. Companies capable of engaging local communities and providing advocacy services would be well-suited to bid for the contract. The local Healthwatch Service aims to enhance community involvement in healthcare decision-making, opening doors for businesses that can effectively champion consumer needs and delivery of high-quality care. With options for contract renewal after an initial three-year term, suppliers could leverage this as a long-term engagement opportunity.

## Notice

Healthwatch was created by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 as the independent consumer champion for health and social care. Healthwatch operates at national level through Healthwatch England and at a local level through local Healthwatch. Local Healthwatch operates in each upper tier local authority area. Local Healthwatch Service will help to ensure that the views and feedback from local people are an integral part of local commissioning across health and social care. To ensure that Lancashire County Council (the Authority) fulfils its statutory responsibility in relation to the creation of Healthwatch Lancashire ('the Service'), the Provider, in delivering the Service will: Promote and support the involvement of local people in the commissioning, provision and scrutiny of local care services. Enable local people to monitor the standard of local care services and whether / how they could / ought to be improved. This includes the right to carry out 'Enter and View' visits on premises where publicly funded care services are provided as part of its role in gathering evidence. Obtain the views of people about their need for and their experiences of local care services and making these views known to persons responsible for commissioning, providing, managing or scrutinising local care services. Make reports and recommendations about how local care services could or ought to be improved. Provide advice and information about access to local care services so choices can be made about local care services.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Healthwatch was created by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 as the independent consumer champion for health and social care. Healthwatch operates at national level through Healthwatch England and at a local level through local Healthwatch. Local Healthwatch operates in each upper tier local authority area. Local Healthwatch Service will help to ensure that the views and feedback from local people are an integral part of local commissioning across health and social care. To ensure that Lancashire County Council (the Authority) fulfils its statutory responsibility in relation to the creation of Healthwatch Lancashire ('the Service'), the Provider, in delivering the Service will: Promote and support the involvement of local people in the commissioning, provision and scrutiny of local care services. Enable local people to monitor the standard of local care services and whether / how they could / ought to be improved. This includes the right to carry out 'Enter and View' visits on premises where publicly funded care services are provided as part of its role in gathering evidence. Obtain the views of people about their need for and their experiences of local care services and making these views known to persons responsible for commissioning, providing, managing or scrutinising local care services. Make reports and recommendations about how local care services could or ought to be improved. Provide advice and information about access to local care services so choices can be made about local care services.

Options: The contract is for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend in any period/periods up to a maximum of 24 months

Renewal: The Contract Initial Term is 3 years with the option to extend in any further period or periods up to a maximum of 24 months, however, this is dependent on the funding received from Central Government's Local Reform and Community Voices grant.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029647-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Nov 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Oct 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Nov 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,620,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,612,230 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | PRESTON |
| Post town | Preston |
| Postcode | PR1 8XJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire |
| Local authority | Preston |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Preston |
| Delivery location | TLD4 Lancashire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PEOPLE FIRST INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 30 Nov 2021 at 09:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029647-2021
- 14 Sep 2021 at 13:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022817-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice
- https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/isupplier/

## Provenance

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