Provision of Healthwatch

Gateshead Council
North East
Open procedure
1 April 2022 to 31 March 2027

Operation of a local Healthwatch service to gather and represent the voices of residents regarding health and social care provision. The service involves active community engagement, gathering feedback from service users, and providing evidence-based reports to local commissioners to challenge and improve the quality of adult and children's health and social care services.

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Awarded value: £421k; As published
Published: 27 January 2022
Awarded: 30 March 2022; Tell Us North
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 31 March 2027

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of independent health and social care advocacy and community engagement services to influence local service commissioning and delivery.

Promote better outcomes for adults and children in health and social care.
Provide a focus for the voices of local residents and people who use health and social care services.
Provide feedback to local health and social care commissioners so that local people and communities can have a stronger influence and challenge how services are improved, commissioned and provided in Gateshead.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 60 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85000000

Services in this contract

Local Healthwatch and public voice servicesMain service£292k typicalHealthwatch Gateshead local Healthwatch service

Lifecycle

Published
27 January 2022
Contract awardedto Tell Us North
30 March 2022
Contract starts
1 April 2022
Contract ends
31 March 2027

The buyer

Gateshead Council

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The supplier

Tell Us North

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/32959/provision-of-healthwatch
Buyer reference: DN591095
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-1a6e1721-1774-4df1-8283-8ce23a224d4e
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Gateshead Council. Provision of Healthwatch. Contract award, 27 January 2022. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/32959/provision-of-healthwatch (accessed 4 November 2026).