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Published 5 Jun 2024, 16:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

HEA23095 Healthwatch Service for Worcestershire

Official notice

Authority: Worcestershire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£990,000≈ £330k / year
Submissions closed 19 Jul 2024awarded 18 Dec 2024
Awarded to Healthwatch Worcestershire
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Healthwatch is the independent consumer champion for both health and social care. There is Local Healthwatch, at local level, and Healthwatch England, at national level. The aim of the local Healthwatch is to give residents and communities a stronger voice to influence and challenge how health and social care services are provided within their locality.As an independent consumer champion working with patients, service users, carers and those entitled to access publicly funded health and social care services, Healthwatch Worcestershire will ensure their voice is heard by the commissioners and providers of those services so that the best practice is delivered in health and social care.

CPV: Guidance services · Health and social work services · Miscellaneous health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Open ProcedureAwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£990,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 (3 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Optional +3 +3 years extension · Optional 2x 3 year extensions availableVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality & Social Value: 50%
  • price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality & Social Value: 50%
  • Price: 50%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    N/A

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
5 Jun 2024, 16:23 BST
Last source update
6 Jan 2025, 15:18 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
WCC 00004064
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-000216
Classification (CPV)
Guidance servicesHealth and social work servicesMiscellaneous health services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046dbc Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
19 Jul 2024, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Jul 2024, 09:00 BST

Timeline

19 Jul 2024 → 1 Apr 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Jul 2024, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    20 Jul 2024, 09:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    6 Jan 2025, 15:18 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Jan 2025, 15:18 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextII.1.5Value excluding VAT: £990,000Value excluding VAT: £2,970,000
—TextII.1.5Value excluding VAT: £990,000Value excluding VAT: £2,970,000

Initial term value: £990,000Whole lifetime value: £2,970,000

Initial term value: £990,000Whole lifetime value: £2,970,000

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,970,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Dec 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Healthwatch WorcestershireSME£2,970,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 000216-2025-WCC 2024 2082-1 · Healthwatch WorcestershireSME

    Signed
    18 Dec 2024
    Value
    £2,970,000
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Worcestershire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, West Midlands, WR5 2NPContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.