# Healthwatch Service

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [LONDON BOROUGH OF HOUNSLOW](/buyers/london-borough-of-hounslow/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £445,000
- Published: 5 January 2017
- Planned start: 1 April 2017
- Planned end: 31 March 2022
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8385efb6-871a-411c-9492-8832e4ce5218-123650
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-afaacad8-470e-4835-a390-97e8bea089ef

## Description

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 establishes Healthwatch as the new public and patient engagement mechanism for publicly funded health and social care\. The Act required local authorities with adult social care responsibilities to commission Local Healthwatch from 1 April 2013\. The London Borough of Hounslow requires a provider to deliver this service from the 1st April 2017 for a period of 3 years with a 2 year extension option\. Additional information: Tender documents can be obtained from the London Tenders portal https://procontract\.due-north\.com/register contract reference DN218984\. Tender deadline submission via the portal is 13:00 on Thursday 2nd February 2017\.

## Related contract awards

- [Hounslow Heath School Refurbishment of classroom block to form new dining hall](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-a434831c-f670-4a60-8afd-3d376049e060): London Borough of Hounslow
- [EWS1-FRAEW](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-bbc7b93e-277c-4d4d-8b18-75afa39d209f): London Borough of Hounslow
- [General Building Projects: Capital Maintenance Programmes 2025-27\_Package 1](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c2df98af-e58a-48c0-98fb-a09381324817): London Borough of Hounslow

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8385efb6-871a-411c-9492-8832e4ce5218-123650)