Published date: 13 July 2017

Last edited date: 13 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 March 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£570,000 to £855,000

Procurement reference

DN238481

Published date

13 July 2017

Closing date

31 March 2017

Contract start date

1 October 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2022

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

Healthwatch Somerset is the local health and social care consumer champion and as such represents all customers of these services and the general public, who may themselves be future customers. A key requirement of Healthwatch Somerset is to engage in particular with those who are vulnerable or often unheard. Healthwatch Somerset is a member of the Somerset Health and 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.

Healthwatch will be accountable to local customers of health and social care services, the general public and SCC in terms of the performance of its role and value for money.

More information

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Additional text

The Provision of Healthwatch Somerset has now been awarded.

See Contract Award Notice 2017/S 132-270513.

About the buyer

Contact name

Catherine Logan

Address

Somerset County Council
County Hall
Taunton
TA1 4DY
England

Email

clogan@somerset.gov.uk