Published date: 15 January 2016
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Health and social work services - 85000000
Other community, social and personal services - 98000000
Location of contract
North West
Value of contract
£450,000
Procurement reference
CF1V3-20160115-00000602
Published date
15 January 2016
Closing date
10 February 2016
Contract start date
1 July 2016
Contract end date
30 June 2018
Contract type
Service contract
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
St Helens Council has a requirement for a Healthwatch service as detailed below
Healthwatch St.Helens will be the independent consumer champion for health, social care and wellbeing in St.Helens.
Healthwatch St.Helens will be representative of the diverse communities who receive health and social care across the borough. It will provide intelligence, including evidence from people's views and experiences to influence the policy, planning, commissioning and delivery of publicly funded health, social care and wellbeing services.
It will also signpost people to health and social care services, providing additional information and advice to those who need help to access the appropriate service, and signpost people to independent advocacy services if they need help to complain about NHS services.
Healthwatch St.Helens will demonstrate that it is a robust and credible partner in the local health and social care economy by proving that it has the appropriate level of skills and competencies required to deliver its statutory functions to the highest possible level.
It will gain the trust of the general public and the other voluntary and community and private sector organisations working in the area of health and social care by being responsive and acting on concerns when things go wrong.
It will operate effectively and efficiently so that the local authority can demonstrate value for money against an agreed set of outcomes
More information
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St Helens Council has a requirement for a Healthwatch service as detailed below
Healthwatch St.Helens will be the independent consumer champion for health, social care and wellbeing in St.Helens.
Healthwatch St.Helens will be representative of the diverse communities who receive health and social care across the borough. It will provide intelligence, including evidence from people's views and experiences to influence the policy, planning, commissioning and delivery of publicly funded health, social care and wellbeing services.
It will also signpost people to health and social care services, providing additional information and advice to those who need help to access the appropriate service, and signpost people to independent advocacy services if they need help to complain about NHS services.
Healthwatch St.Helens will demonstrate that it is a robust and credible partner in the local health and social care economy by proving that it has the appropriate level of skills and competencies required to deliver its statutory functions to the highest possible level.
It will gain the trust of the general public and the other voluntary and community and private sector organisations working in the area of health and social care by being responsive and acting on concerns when things go wrong.
It will operate effectively and efficiently so that the local authority can demonstrate value for money against an agreed set of outcomes
About the buyer
Contact name
https://www.the-chest.org.uk/
Address
St.Helens Council
St.Helens
WA10 1HF
UK
Telephone
+44 1744676784
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