Scope
Reference
CP2636-25
Description
Devon County Council, Plymouth City Council, Torbay Council and NHS Devon ICB are commissioning for a contract for Local Healthwatch and a Local Engagement Service within the Devon STP footprint. This procurement has been developed in collaboration with the three Local Authorities and NHS Devon ICB.
Lot 1 - Local Healthwatch for Devon, Plymouth and Torbay (Statutory Health and Social Care Consumer Voice). This will be Commissioned by the 3 local authorities with input from the ICB.
Lot 2 - Local Health and Social Care Engagement. This will be Commissioned by Devon and the ICB. This will be arranged on a 'call off purchase', issue-by-issue basis, with no guarantee of volume of business.
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 2 April 2032
- 6 years, 2 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85100000 - Health services
Contract locations
- UKK - South West (England)
Engagement
Engagement deadline
1 July 2025
Engagement process description
Devon County Council, Plymouth City Council and Torbay Council intend to once again commission local Healthwatch for the combined local authority areas by letting a new contract from 1 April 2026. Commissioners from the three local authorities are currently obtaining agreement to that intention through their respective governance arrangements and subject to final agreement anticipated by 23 May 2025, the opportunity to bid for the new local Healthwatch contract will then be advertised to the market using this procurement portal.
Additional identifiers :
Plymouth : PBQP-8499-TLMP
Torbay:PXLG-3144-TYMJ
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
12 July 2025
Contracting authority
Devon County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJRC-4623-RJBH
County Hall, Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
United Kingdom
Contact name: Miss Olivia Stevens
Telephone: +44 1392383000
Email: olivia.s.stevens@devon.gov.uk
Website: https://www.devon.gov.uk
Region: UKK43 - Devon CC
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government