Independent public voice, challenge and assurance function in support of NHS Essex Integrated Care Board's Population Health Improvement Programme (PHIP)

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
East of England
Direct award
3 September 2026 to 1 September 2030

Independent public voice, challenge, and assurance services supporting the Population Health Improvement Programme. The scope requires gathering and reporting resident experiences, providing independent scrutiny of commissioning decisions, maintaining public confidence, and operating countywide across Essex with immediate mobilization capabilities over a multi-year term.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £1.6m; As published
Published: 20 August 2026
Awarded: 20 August 2026; Healthwatch Essex Limited
Contract length: 48 months; Ends 1 September 2030

What the contract covers

Direct award contract

Provision of independent public voice, resident engagement, and scrutiny services for health and care transformation programmes.

Delivery of an independent public voice, challenge and assurance function in support of the Population Health Improvement Programme (PHIP)

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Direct award contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 24 months
Extensions: 24 months
Longest it can run: 48 months
Contract dates: 3 September 2026 to 1 September 2030
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
CPV codes: 79315000, 79419000, 73210000

Services in this contract

Local Healthwatch and public voice servicesMain service£292k typicalIndependent public voice, challenge and assurance function delivered by Healthwatch Essex

Lifecycle

Published
20 August 2026
Contract awardedto Healthwatch Essex Limited
20 August 2026
Contract starts
3 September 2026
Contract ends
1 September 2030

The buyer

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board

Type: Locked
Contracts, 24 months: Locked
Recorded value: Locked
Typical contract: Locked
Local healthwatch contracts, 24 months: Locked

Buys most

Contact details

Name: Locked
Email: Locked
Website: Locked
Address: Locked

See everything NHS Essex Integrated Care Board buys

The supplier

Healthwatch Essex Limited

Contracts won, 24 months: Locked
Value won, 24 months: Locked
Buyers, 24 months: Locked
Size: Locked
Companies House number: Locked

Main buyers

See everything Healthwatch Essex Limited has won

Similar local healthwatch contracts and prices

4 local healthwatch contracts were awarded in the East of England in the last 24 months. See who won them and what they went for, next to this one.

See who won them →

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3856271/independent-public-voice-challenge-and-assurance-function-in-support-of-nhs-esse
Buyer reference: ACE-0034-2026-ESX
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e839
Last checked: 5 November 2026

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board. Independent public voice, challenge and assurance function in support of NHS Essex Integrated Care Board's Population Health Improvement Programme (PHIP). Contract award, 20 August 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3856271/independent-public-voice-challenge-and-assurance-function-in-support-of-nhs-esse (accessed 5 November 2026).