Published date: 19 October 2021

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: 19 November 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£1,404,900

Procurement reference

ISL001-DN575071-38270824

Published date

19 October 2021

Closing date

19 November 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2022

Contract end date

1 April 2031

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

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 established Healthwatch as a new consumer champion for users of health and social care services. National guidance specifies the key functions that Healthwatch must deliver. Healthwatch acts as a consumer champion for users of health and social care services, for both children and adults. It makes sure that: people know where to go to obtain information about health and social care services and raise concerns; people's views and experiences are heard and acted upon, improving scrutiny of health and social care services; and enables local people to influence commissioning decisions and service design, delivery and improvements.
Local Healthwatch ensure that local health and social care services reflect the needs and views of local people:

•It must engage with local people and provide them with a platform for influencing the design and delivery of local services.
•It must also provide information about health and social care services in the borough, to help people to make informed choices.
•It must engage with all sections of the community, and cover both children's and adult's services.
•It must be a body corporate which is a social enterprise, in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Strategic Procurement

Address

7 Newington Barrow Way
London
N7 7EP
England

Telephone

+44 2075273130

Email

procurement@islington.gov.uk

Website

http://www.islington.gov.uk/