# Provision of Healthwatch County Durham

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Durham County Council](/buyers/durham-county-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Planned start: 1 July 2016
- Planned end: 30 June 2019
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 1773cea1-80f8-4c30-b8f2-97520b31cc28-90500
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6cf7586a-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

The primary objective of the Contract and in accordance with government guidance, Durham County Council \(DCC\) must commission a service to work with local people across the County\. Healthwatch County Durham \(HWCD\) will be the local, independent consumer champion for health and social care, providing a focus for the voices of citizens and ensuring that local people and communities have a stronger influence and challenge on how health and social services are commissioned and provided in County Durham\. The organisation will seek permission from Healthwatch England \(HWE\) to use the Healthwatch branding in its marketing and publicity by completing a local Healthwatch trade mark licence agreement\. The Health and Social Care Act 2012 states that local Healthwatch must be a corporate body which is a social enterprise and satisfies such criteria as may be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State\. Charities, Community Interest Companies and Charitable Incorporated Organisations can also undertake local Healthwatch functions\. Additional information: Information about delivery location: Healthwatch Provision for County Durham Instructions to Suppliers: All Tender documents and service requirements can be accessed via www\.nepoportal\.org

## Related contract awards

- [3985 - Standard Tenable\.io Vulnerability Management](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-315def7a-3ae0-4718-b448-3b4d86482b0f): Durham County Council
- [Bowburn Development Route Options Assessment Report](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-b492104c-03d3-4875-a11b-d57cde063939): Durham County Council
- [Maintained Schools Web Filtering Solution via the NHSSBS DWS2](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-ded57999-0f8d-4844-97c6-2a86964d01f7): Durham County Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1773cea1-80f8-4c30-b8f2-97520b31cc28-90500)