Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Lincolnshire County Council
County Offices, Newland
Lincoln
LN1 1YL
UK
Contact person: Miss Elena Garcia-Carretero
Telephone: +44 1522550340
E-mail: elena.garcia-carretero@lincolnshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Other: Health and Social Care
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Healthwatch Service
Reference number: DN706935
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Lincolnshire County Council is working on the re-commissioning of the Healthwatch Service.
This service is statutory as Local authorities with adult social care responsibilities are required, under “the Act” (Health and Social Care Act 2012), to commission a local Healthwatch service covering the local authority area. The Act also makes provision for contractual arrangements between local authorities and their local Healthwatch organisation, however, it allows flexibility for councils to choose the commissioning route that offers the best value for money in their communities.
The aim of the Service is to give people in Lincolnshire a greater say in how the health and care system works.
The Provider is expected to be responsible for providing this service, liaising closely with the Council.
The service will be available to the whole population of Lincolnshire.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 500 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lincolnshire County Councils (LCC) is in the process of re-commissioning and procuring a contract to deliver a Healthwatch service from October 2024. To that end we are seeking to understand the market’s preferred approach to a number of important issues to inform the decision making process. Engagement will be undertaken initially by gathering the views of the market through a pre-procurement market engagement questionnaire.
Information on the existing services including a summary scope and budget information along with the Council's indicative project timescales are all detailed on the Pre-market Engagement Questionnaire.
The questionnaire is available on ProContract at https://procontract.due-north.com, the deadline for the return of the questionnaire is 16:00 on Friday 2nd February 2024.
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 500 000.00
GBP
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
07/06/2024
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/01/2024