Planning

Local Healthwatch Provision

  • Buckinghamshire Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-066180

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ce8e

Published 17 October 2025, 10:39am



Scope

Reference

KL1710

Description

The purpose of this exercise is to briefly explain to suppliers the business and technical requirements along with the expected scope of the Local Healthwatch provision.

Please note: this market testing exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. This exercise does not form any part of an invitation to tender. Buckinghamshire Council is issuing this request for information only. Any supplier responding to BC is doing so to support market research only and to help make any potential procurement process more focused and efficient.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
  • 1 year

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

28 October 2025

Engagement process description

The purpose of this exercise is to briefly explain to suppliers the business and technical requirements along with the expected scope of the Local Healthwatch provision

Please note: this market testing exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. This exercise does not form any part of an invitation to tender. Buckinghamshire Council is issuing this request for information only. Any supplier responding to BC is doing so to support market research only and to help make any potential procurement process more focused and efficient.

Please register on our E-Tendering Portal to view the document.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/buckinghamshire-council/aspx/Registration


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

17 November 2025


Contracting authority

Buckinghamshire Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCLJ-2677-YQXD

The Gateway, Gatehouse Road

Aylesbury

HP198FF

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government