Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest Town Hall, 701 Forest Road
Walthamstow
E17 4JF
Contact
Mr Stephen Potter
Stephen.Potter@walthamforest.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 7741077216
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI53 - Redbridge and Waltham Forest
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Contract for the Provision of a Healthwatch Service in the London Borough of Waltham Forest
Reference number
DN593480
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The London Borough of Waltham Forest (“the Authority”) invites Tenders from suitably qualified and experienced organisations for the Contract for The Provision of a Healthwatch Service in the London Borough of Waltham Forest (“the Contract”).
The Contract will commence on 1st April 2022 and shall continue up to and including 31st March 2025 (the “Contract Period”). At the sole discretion of the Authority the Contract Period may be extended in such period or periods as the Authority deems appropriate up to a maximum of two (2) years, providing a possible total Contract Period to midnight on 31st March 2027.
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 requires local authorities with adult social care responsibilities to commission a local Healthwatch.
The successful provider will be required to ensure the local Healthwatch is of benefit to patients, users of services, carers and the public by providing support to get the best out of services, improving outcomes and supporting services to be more responsive to what people want and need. To work with communities to influence commissioners to design and provide better health and social care services.
The local Healthwatch will need to be independent and coordinate and build upon all of the existing mechanisms for engaging users of health and social care services, established by the Authority, the National Health Service (“NHS”) and the networks of user-led organisations. It will also establish relationships that engage communities, patients, service users and carer groups.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2022/S 000-001910
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.1.5 II.2.6
Place of text to be modified
£605,000
Instead of
Text
£605,000
Read
Text
£585,000