Tender

Healthwatch Coventry Service and Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service

  • Coventry City Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-021264

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-047ca2

Published 11 July 2024, 1:50pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Coventry City Council

Council House,Earl Street

COVENTRY

CV15RR

Contact

Procurement Services

Email

procurement.services@coventry.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2476975232

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG33 - Coventry

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.coventry.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

www.csw-jets.co.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.csw-jets.co.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Healthwatch Coventry Service and Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service

Reference number

COV - 17770

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Coventry City Council is inviting suitably qualified Providers to submit tenders for the provision of the Healthwatch Coventry Service and Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service (IHCAS).

The Provider of this service must be a Social Enterprise but can deliver the service via a 'Hosted Model' (Hosted Model is where an organisation runs a Healthwatch Service as well as providing other services) or a 'Standalone Model', where the organisation is set up solely to run a specific Healthwatch service and a constituted Community Interest Company registered with Companies House in its own right.

The Provider shall deliver the Healthwatch Coventry Service and be responsible for providing the Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service on behalf of Coventry City Council. Although Healthwatch Coventry Service and IHCAS are separate services, the Council requires a single organisation to provide both independent services in order to meet statutory duties and requirements.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £888,220

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79720000 - Investigation services
  • 85312310 - Guidance services
  • 85321000 - Administrative social services
  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG33 - Coventry

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Coventry City Council is inviting suitably qualified Providers to submit tenders for the provision of the Healthwatch Coventry Service and Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service (IHCAS).

The Provider of this service must be a Social Enterprise but can deliver the service via a 'Hosted Model' (Hosted Model is where an organisation runs a Healthwatch Service as well as providing other services) or a 'Standalone Model', where the organisation is set up solely to run a specific Healthwatch service and a constituted Community Interest Company registered with Companies House in its own right.

The Provider shall deliver the Healthwatch Coventry Service and be responsible for providing the Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service on behalf of Coventry City Council. Although Healthwatch Coventry Service and IHCAS are separate services, the Council requires a single organisation to provide both independent services in order to meet statutory duties and requirements.

Please see tender documents for more information about the new contract, of which can be downloaded from Coventry City Council's e-tendering website www.csw-jets.co.uk.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

60

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

The initial term of the Contract will be for the period of 3 years from commencement but may be extended, by mutual agreement by 2 increments of 12 months.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The initial term of the Contract will be for the period of 3 years from commencement but may be extended, by mutual agreement by 2 increments of 12 months


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

5 September 2024

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

5 September 2024

Local time

12:01pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Coventry City Council

Coventry

Country

United Kingdom