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title: "Healthwatch Service"
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# Healthwatch Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/healthwatch-service-ocds-h6vhtk-045425). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Worcestershire County Council is looking to appoint a Supplier to deliver the Healthwatch Service across Worcestershire. Service is due to be tendered in June 2024. Anticipated contract term is 3 years with possible 3 year + 3 year extension. The provider of this service is to work in the best interests of patients, service users and residents and utilise intelligence gathered to improve overall quality of health and social care provision and outcomes across Worcestershire.Healthwatch is a statutory service - Local authorities with adult social care responsibilities are required, under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (‘the Act’), to commission a local Healthwatch service covering the local authority area. As part of the Act, the body contracted to be the local Healthwatch must be a 'body corporate' (i.e. a legal entity), which is a social enterprise, employ its own staff and manage its own finances.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Worcestershire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/worcestershire-county-council-ons-e10000034)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £2,970,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Miscellaneous health services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG12
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-045425`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/healthwatch-service-ocds-h6vhtk-045425#tl-md)

## Description
Worcestershire County Council is looking to appoint a Supplier to deliver the Healthwatch Service across Worcestershire. Service is due to be tendered in June 2024.  Anticipated contract term is 3 years with possible 3 year + 3 year extension.  Up to £330,000 per annum,  £2,970,000 over 9 years.  This is for information purposes only and may be subject to change.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 85140000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Worcestershire County Council is going to market to recommission the Healthwatch Service.The Council aims to work with a provider who can support and shape the health and care system that all people in Worcestershire need. This will involve ensuring ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013016-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-04-22T14:56:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-01T20:45:48.370Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-045425