Official UK procurement notice
Healthwatch Staffordshire · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council wish to commission the Healthwatch Staffordshire Service.
The Provider will ensure there is an independent consumer champion for health and social care services in Staffordshire, engaging with residents and influencing commissioning, with the aim of improving the overall quality of health and social
care provision.
- Recurrence: 36 months
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Council has commissioned a Healthwatch Staffordshire ServiceAwardedRenewalPublished value£820,000
The Council has commissioned a Healthwatch Staffordshire Service.
The Provider will ensure there is an independent consumer champion for health and social care services in Staffordshire, engaging with residents and influencing commissioning, with the aim of improving the overall quality of health and social
care provision.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Please see ITT Questionnaire.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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 · 36 months
- First published
- 11 Jun 2021, 15:31 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jan 2026, 16:13 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Oct 2021 – …
- Authority reference
IA2415- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003625- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bb1fFind a Tender
- Review procedure
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period (or 15 days where non electronic or fax methods are used) at the point that an award decision notice is communicated to tenderers.
The award decision process will specify the criteria for the award of the contract, the reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages, the name and score of the successful tender(s), and will specify when the standstill period is expected to end or the date before which the Contracting Authority will not conclude the contract. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). The Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or may order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If an agreement has been entered into the Court may make a declaration of ineffectiveness or may order that the duration of any relevant specific contract be shortened and additionally may award damages.
The time limit for seeking such a declaration is generally 30 days from notification of the award (either by award decision notification or contract award notice depending upon the circumstances) or otherwise 6 months.
Publisher note: The contract end date as been extended by up to 12 months (to end 31st March 2027). The funding level, nature of the contract and the Terms & Conditions wil all remain as they are currently. An unexpected and unforeseen national change in Central Government direction as been announced. This will change the statutory requirements for the County Council's commissioning of the contract, however the legislative changes to enact this are delayed and timescales will go beyond the current existing end contract date of 31 March 2026.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com ↗
- Submission deadline
- 12 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 12 Oct 2021, 12:30 BST
Timeline
30 Sept 2021 → 15 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected30 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline12 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened12 Oct 2021, 12:30 BST
- Notice published280 days ago15 Jan 2026, 16:13 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Sept 2021- Published value published: £820,00010 Sept 2021, 08:33 BST
- Status changed to active10 Sept 2021, 08:33 BST
- Procurement method changed10 Sept 2021, 08:33 BST
- Deadline published: 12 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST10 Sept 2021, 08:33 BST
- Buyer details updated10 Sept 2021, 08:33 BST
- Status changed to complete29 Dec 2021, 13:44 GMT
- Buyer details updated15 Jan 2026, 16:13 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2021-06: 1 release · 11 Jun 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support StaffordshireSME | £1,025,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Support StaffordshireSME | £609,454 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Healthwatch Staffordshire · Support StaffordshireSME
- Signed
- 15 Dec 2021
- Value
- £1,025,000
- Status
- active
- Change Extension of contract period and value., Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: Modification - extension of the contract end date by up to 12 months to end 31st March 2027. The funding level, nature of the contract and the Terms & Conditions will all remain as they are currently. Justification- An unexpected and unforeseen national change in Central Government direction was announced. This will change the statutory requirements for the County Council's commissioning of the contract, however the legislative changes to enact this are delayed and timescales wil go beyond the current existing end contract date of 31 March 2026.
Healthwatch Staffordshire · Support StaffordshireSME
- Signed
- 15 Dec 2021
- Value
- £609,454
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Support StaffordshireAwarded supplier
- Support StaffordshireAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria