Healthwatch Hampshire

Hampshire County Council invites applications from suitably experienced organisations who wish to be considered for selection to tender for the provision of Healthwatch Hampshire.

The County Council has a statutory duty to make provisions for delivery of Healthwatch statutory activity in their local areas and to establish a contractual arrangement with a social enterprise to achieve this. This service is centrally funded and the budget has recently transferred from the Corporate Centre to the Adults' Health and Care Department, alongside the lead for commissioning and contract management. The contract is due to expire at the end of March 2023 and requires re-commissioning in line with our statutory responsibilities. More details about Healthwatch are available via https://network.healthwatch.co.uk/sites/network.healthwatch.co.uk/files/20200405 Commissioning an effective local Healthwatch.pdf

The Contract will commence on 1st April 2023 and will be for a period of three years with the option to extend for a further two years.

Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire, and complete and submit the tender return document together with any supporting information requested by 14.00 hrs on Thursday 22nd December 2022.

How to obtain the Tender Documents The Tender documents can be accessed when logged into In-Tend by selecting 'View Details' on the relevant tender advert and clicking the 'Express Interest' tab. Once in the tender there are five tabs - 'Tender', 'ITT - documents', 'Correspondence', 'Clarifications' and 'History'. Select the 2nd tab (ITT - documents) where you will find useful information under 'Tender Details' continue to scroll down to the heading 'Tender Documents Received' where you will be able to view / download the documents.

Please download all the documents and read very carefully.

Opting In and Opting Out Please note you are required to 'Opt In' before you can access the 'My tender Return' to start populating your response.

PLEASE NOTE you are required to 'Opt In' to view & complete the two Questionnaires for this project.

The 'Opt Out' functionality will also be available throughout the duration of the tender process. Opting out will give you the option of declaring you no longer want to receive any further communication in relation to this tender along with the opportunity of providing comments and feedback for this decision.

You can choose to 'Opt In' at any time during the tender process if you initially decided to 'Opt Out'.

Further Guidance In addition, guidance on how to participate in a tender - download and upload documents / returns and if required, register your company (free of charge), can be found on the In-tend site under the 'Help' or 'Information for Suppliers' buttons.

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