Find a TenderPast planning noticePlanned procurement notice
Published 16 Jun 2025, 10:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Healthwatch Norfolk · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£370,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 19 Jun 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 7 yrsends 10 Aug 2032 · up to 10 Aug 2037 with extensions · starts 11 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council is seeking to purchase healthwatch services that will place particular emphasis on reaching out to marginalised and vulnerable groups who might face additional challenges in accessing health and social care services. The provider will work with Local Authority to engage with a wide range of communities, including those who are often marginalised or vulnerable. To do this effectively, develop targeted engagement strategies that are tailored to the specific needs and characteristics of different groups.

CPV: Health and social work services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 7 yrsSMEPublished value£370,000
Contract period: 11 Aug 2025 – 10 Aug 2032 (7 yrs) · up to 10 Aug 2037 with extensionsValue: £370,000 exc. VAT · £444,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The Council is seeking to purchase healthwatch services that will place particular emphasis on reaching out to marginalised and vulnerable groups who might face additional challenges in accessing health and social care services. The provider will work with Local Authority to engage with a wide range of communities, including those who are often marginalised or vulnerable. To do this effectively, develop targeted engagement strategies that are tailored to the specific needs and characteristics of different groups.

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: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Quality

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Jun 2025, 10:38 BST
Last source update
16 Jun 2025, 10:38 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Jul 2025
Authority reference
NCCT43080
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032493
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
Health and social work services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054908 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
18 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline
11 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders must be submitted via in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

16 Jun 2025 → 11 Aug 2025 · 6 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    16 Jun 2025, 10:38 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    19 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Clarification questions by
    11 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
  4. Submission deadline
    18 Jul 2025, 11:00 BST
  5. Award decision expected by
    30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract starts
    11 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    16 Jun 2025, 10:38 BST
    UK3

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norfolk County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDYH-3246-XWTR County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, East of England, NR1 2DHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure