Healthwatch Service

Thurrock Council
East of England
Direct award
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029

Delivery of a local Healthwatch service to strengthen public engagement, user voice, and scrutiny within the local health and social care system. The service involves facilitating community feedback, monitoring service provision, and ensuring public representation in health commissioning processes.

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Awarded value: £428k; As published
Published: 7 May 2026
Awarded: 26 February 2026; Thurrock CVS
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 31 March 2029

What the contract covers

Service

Provision of local Healthwatch services to represent patient and public voices in the commissioning and scrutiny of local health services.

Provide a local Healthwatch service in Thurrock to strengthen the patient, public and user voice in commissioning, provision and scrutiny of local services

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 36 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 75122000, 98000000

Services in this contract

Local Healthwatch and public voice servicesMain service£292k typicalLocal Healthwatch service for Thurrock

Lifecycle

Published
7 May 2026
Contract awardedto Thurrock CVS
26 February 2026
Contract starts
1 April 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2029

The buyer

Thurrock Council

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The supplier

Thurrock CVS

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3552483/healthwatch-service
Buyer reference: PS-2025-063
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-069352
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Thurrock Council. Healthwatch Service. Contract award, 7 May 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3552483/healthwatch-service (accessed 5 November 2026).