Official UK procurement notice
Healthwatch Birmingham and Solihull
Authority: Birmingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Birmingham City Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council wishes to establish a Contract for the provision Healthwatch Birmingham and Solihull. There is a requirement to improve health and social care services in Birmingham and Solihull. In addition to working with the local health and social care system, the focus will be supporting citizens to remain in their own homes and communities, developing support networks to enhance their lives and supporting this area of improvement to enable public engagement in shaping the future of the health and social care system in a systematic and joined up approach.
CPV: Health and social work services · Social work and related services · Social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The primary function of the Healthwatch service is to represent the views of the…Awarded
The primary function of the Healthwatch service is to represent the views of the public on issues relating to health and social care services. They advocate and lobby the National Health Service (NHS) and the Local Authority (LA) on service improvements and have the capacity to inspect premises. They also engage with local communities collecting experience feedback about local services and locality priorities and provide advice and guidance on health service provision.The joint commissioning of a Healthwatch service by Birmingham City Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council will provide increased opportunity for efficiencies across the Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System (BSol ICS) area by delivering in a consistent manner, offering benefits to both LAs and to the Integrated Care Board (ICB).
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Quality and Social Value: 70% and 20%
- Price: Price 10%
- Suitability
Further details will be provided in the tender documentation.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 Feb 2025, 18:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Jul 2025, 11:23 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
P1011- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040844- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e5aeFind a Tender
- Review procedure
N/A
Publisher note: The Contract is for 5 years (unless terminated under the terms and conditions of contract) commencing on 1st July 2025, with an option to extend for a further period of up to 2 years, subject to satisfactory performance and budgetary availability.The contract will be awarded to a single provider. Payments will be made as set out above to each individual Council.If you are interested please click on the following link to access Birmingham City Council’s tender Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register as a bidder. We will send you a log on and password so you can download the Invitation to Tender document and supporting information; your completed ITT should be returned by 1200hrs on 28th March 2025 using the Supplier Portal.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
28 Mar 2025 → 17 Jul 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published17 Jul 2025, 11:23 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete17 Jul 2025, 11:23 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthwatch BirminghamSME | £3,639,874 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Healthwatch Birmingham and Solihull · Healthwatch BirminghamSME
- Signed
- 22 Apr 2025
- Value
- £3,639,874
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Healthwatch BirminghamAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria