Healthwatch

Concepts

• healthwatch service
• doncaster
• healthcare administration
• doncaster council
• local healthwatch
• provision of its healthwatch service
• delivery of healthwatch
• healthwatch
• purpose of this service
• social care services

Location

Description

Doncaster Council is seeking to tender for the provision of its Healthwatch Service. The initial contract period will be for 36 months with the option to extended for a further 2 x 12 month periods. The annual contract value is £176,000 (£880,000 over the contract life including all extensions) The purpose of this Service is to give people and communities a stronger voice to influence and challenge how health and social care services are provided within their locality. Local Healthwatch is a statutory service commissioned by local councils as part of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Nationally and locally, Healthwatch have a responsibility to ensure that those in charge of health and social care services listen to and act on feedback ensuring that services are fit for purpose and meet the population's health and social care needs. As well as seeking the public's views, Healthwatch also encourage health and social care services to involve people in decisions that affect them. Every English local authority has a duty to make provision for the delivery of Healthwatch statutory activity in their local area. As part of this tender providers will be required to sign up to the social value portal. Please see procurement documents for more details.

CPV Codes

• 75122000 - Administrative healthcare services
• 85000000 - Health and social work services
• 85321000 - Administrative social services
• 85322000 - Community action programme

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.
• Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

Additional data https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=43384&B=UK User / Company https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104514 Link to Social Value Portal https://socialvalueportal.force.com/SupplierAccountRegistration?svpprojectid=8e0...