Published date: 26 July 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 31 August 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

  • Health services - 85100000

Location of contract

SL1 3UF

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

SBC - 015361

Published date

26 July 2017

Closing date

31 August 2017

Contract start date

11 October 2017

Contract end date

30 March 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Slough Borough Council (SBC) is seeking interest from Social Enterprise organisations, including community groups, that can demonstrate innovative, effective and value for money approaches to manage and co-ordinate the local Healthwatch (LHW) service in Slough. LHW is the local health and social care consumer champion and represents all customers of these services and the general public who may themselves be future customers. A key requirement of LHW is to engage in particular with those who are vulnerable or often unheard.

LHW is a member of the Slough Wellbeing Board and will champion the views of all customers and the general public at a strategic level to local health and social care commissioners and providers, and to Healthwatch England in order to improve services. LHW will be accountable to local customers of health and social care services, the general public and SBC in terms of the performance of its role and value for money. LHW will be expected to develop an effective working relationship/partnership with the independent advocacy provider and to develop means of generating alternative sources of income as well as delivering improving value for money and social value throughout the period of the contract including by maximising the use of volunteers.

The Service will comply with all the statutory functions for LHW as set out in the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and will have characteristics and values in line with the LHW Quality Statements that were introduced by Healthwatch England in 2016. The contract duration will be for one year and six months with the option to extend for a further 1 year subject to performance and future strategic priorities of the Council.
Bidders should consider implications regarding the potential TUPE of employees when completing their responses.

More information

Links

Additional text

This tender is to be completed electronically using the SE Shared Services Procurement eSourcing portal.

https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing/opportunities

The SE Shared Services eSourcing portal provides a web-based tool that provides a simple, secure and efficient means for managing tendering and quotation activities reducing the time and effort required for both buyers and Potential Bidders. The portal allows for tender clarifications and submitting your bid electronically.

In order to bid for this opportunity you will need to register your company on the SE Shared Services portal.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Frederick Narmh (SBC)

Address

51 Bath Road
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 3UF
United Kingdom

Telephone

01753 875683

Email

frederick.narmh@slough.gov.uk

Website

https://www.slough.gov.uk