# Healthwatch Service

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Lincolnshire County Council](/buyers/lincolnshire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: HWLincs
- Award value: £2,325,000
- Tender value: £2,325,000
- Award date: 20 August 2024
- Published: 22 October 2024
- Contract start: 1 October 2024
- Contract end: 31 March 2030
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 87d7bd1c-8a76-49c8-b34b-eeccf62f25c7-796085
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-31b72804-165e-4b62-a41a-cab9dfe65bb2

## Description

The aim of the Service is to give people in Lincolnshire a greater say in how the health and care system works\. This service was a central pillar of the coalition Government's ambition and a key component of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 \("the Act"\)\. To achieve this, Government outlined a framework for a network of local Healthwatch organisations with the aim of creating a credible, representative, and influential public voice in the system\.\\r The Provider is expected to be responsible for providing this service, liaising closely with the Council\.\\r The service will be available to the whole population of Lincolnshire\.

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- [CALL-OFF: Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2025 for all Independent Placement](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5a557a6d-d813-423c-b71b-0a85b52885be): Lincolnshire County Council
- [CALL-OFF: Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2025 for all Independent Placement](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-7f9c000b-2be8-47b2-b6af-62bbe7ee8a59): Lincolnshire County Council
- [CALL-OFF: Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2025 for all Independent Placement](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-8c3d0a6d-5c10-45cf-afaa-d26debc18b5f): Lincolnshire County Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/87d7bd1c-8a76-49c8-b34b-eeccf62f25c7-796085)