Published date: 1 August 2017
Last edited date: 1 August 2017
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Contract summary
Industry
Health services - 85100000
Social work and related services - 85300000
Location of contract
Yorkshire and the Humber
Value of contract
£332,770
Procurement reference
HULLCC001-DN217015-58756998
Published date
1 August 2017
Closing date
2 June 2017
Contract start date
4 September 2017
Contract end date
3 September 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
Hull City Council invites qualified and interested suppliers to tender for the provision of a contract to secure a revised Local Healthwatch Offer in Hull, including the Independent Complaints and Advocacy Service (ICAS) - as required by law under the Health and Social Care Act, 2012. The Authority proposes to enter into a Contract for a maximum period of two years with the successful Tenderer (Service Provider), with an option to extend for a period or periods of up to a maximum of 12 months. Such extension will be at the discretion of the Council and subject to satisfactory performance. The anticipated service commencement date is 4 September 2017. The local Healthwatch enables patients, children and families, adult social care adults and wider public to have a local voice when accessing and experiencing health and social care services, for example GP practices, Hospital and care home settings. A new Service Specification has been developed as part of this new Tender, setting out the service requirements, including ensuring that the Local Healthwatch and ICAS services are accessible to all people across Hull, while meeting local needs and national expectations. There are seven statutory functions under the guidance from the Department of Health (DOH) and Local Government Association (LGA), relating to Healthwatch and ICAS, they are: Function 1 - Gathering views and understanding the experiences of people who use services, carers and the wider community. Function 2 - Making people's views known, including undertaking a level of Enter and View each year as set out within the service specification. Function 3 - Promoting and supporting the involvement of people in the commissioning and provision of local care services and how they are scrutinised. Function 4 - Recommending investigation or special reviews of services via Healthwatch England / Care Quality Commission (CQC). Function 5 - Providing advice and information about access to services and support for making informed choices. Function 6 - Making the views and experiences of people known to Healthwatch England and providing a steer to help it carry out its role as national champion. Function 7 - NHS Complaints Advocacy. The value of the new contract within the funding available through the DOH Local Reform and Community Voices grant 2017/18 would be a maximum of £166,385. Details of current expenditure or potential future uptake are given in good faith as a guide to past purchasing and current planning to assist you in submitting your Tender. They should not be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any goods or services to any particular value and do not form part of the Contract. The Authority encourages consortia to deliver the contract for in order to provide value for money and the added value partnership working can bring. Under this contract the Supplier will be required to actively contribute to the achievement of social objectives. These include: skills development; employment an
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Awarded date
31 July 2017
Contract start date
4 September 2017
Contract end date
3 September 2019
Total value of contract
£332,770
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
North Bank Forum
Address
HU3 2LL
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
Yes
About the buyer
Contact name
Peter Allen
Address
Room 94, The Guildhall
Alfred Gelder Street
Hull
HU1 2AA
England
Telephone
+44 1482613291
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