# PMCV 010 - Healthwatch and Independent NHS Complaints Advocacy

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Shropshire Council](/buyers/shropshire-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 16 November 2017
- Planned start: 1 April 2018
- Planned end: 31 March 2023
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 2e1aa62d-e56e-4d06-80a3-2c98bb876012-182344
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-331ead9e-63f7-4dab-b350-9ab8a38765c0

## Description

Shropshire Council wishes to commission a local Healthwatch and a local Independent NHS Complaints Advocacy Service \(IHCAS\)\. Healthwatch and IHCAS will be offered as an integrated service\. Bidders may submit a tender which proposes a sub-contracting arrangement for IHCAS\. Shropshire Council is looking for proposals which recognise the benefits of an integrated Healthwatch and IHCAS or close operational links between Healthwatch and IHCAS which make the most efficient use of resources\. Total maximum funding available for Healthwatch and IHCAS will be £162,000 per annum\. Bidders should indicate how the total funding is allocated to each element of the integrated service or how much they propose to allocate to IHCAS in the event of a sub-contracting arrangement\. Shropshire Council will expect bidders to demonstrate and identify where efficiencies are gained through their proposed approach\.

## Related contract awards

- [DMCV 025 - The Supply of Bar Supplies to Theatre Severn](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-329d4101-41a6-4dd8-b4ef-a5d2893c6616): Shropshire Council
- [PMCV 028 - Public Health Nursing Service](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-cef579f8-4ff5-4ab6-955f-1fd8609e7d7f): Shropshire Council
- [Mental Health Supported Living - My Place](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9e6cb3e0-40db-4e1d-820b-66e68f098964): Shropshire Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2e1aa62d-e56e-4d06-80a3-2c98bb876012-182344)