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# Healthwatch Services Cumberland

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/healthwatch-services-cumberland-ocds-h6vhtk-04394d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cumberland Council: "Healthwatch Services Cumberland". Published status: complete. Published Value: £945,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Mar 2024, 10:30 GMT. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cumberland Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cumberland-council-ons-e06000063)
- **Published Value:** £945,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 March 2024 at 10:30 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04394d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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-services-cumberland-ocds-h6vhtk-04394d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/healthwatch-services-cumberland-ocds-h6vhtk-04394d#participate

## Description
Cumberland Council are procuring for the provision of a Healthwatch Cumberland Service. This tender relates to the area covered by Cumberland Council – (Carlisle, Allerdale and Copeland).
The main purpose of Healthwatch Cumberland is to act as an independent organisation that champions the views of health and social in Cumberland, to improve the health services Cumberland residents access, to ensure stakeholders work together to achieve this and take account of the views of their service users in shaping and improving health and social care services.
The initial period of the contract is 3 years. There are two optional extensions of 12 months each. The use of these extensions is at the absolute discretion of the Council.
The contract end date on this notice includes these extensions.
The estimated average annual value of the contract is: £189,000 excluding VAT (inclusive of uplifts).
The estimated maximum total value of the Contract for the initial 3 year term is £567,000 excluding VAT. This includes an estimate of any potential uplifts.
The estimated maximum total value of the Contract for the initial term plus the 2 x 12 months optional extensions is £945,000. This includes an estimate of any potential uplifts.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** All award criteria are stated in the procurement documents only. The Council is conducting the procurement using the open procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the purpose of procuring the services described in the sp...
- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2024 to 31/05/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 018624-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **People First Independent Advocacy**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-164784`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 018624-2024-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 08/05/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018624-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-06-17T13:18:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T16:32:11.119Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04394d