# Healthwatch Kingston Service

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames](/buyers/the-royal-borough-of-kingston-upon-thames/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Healthwatch Kingston upon Thames
- Award value: £748,000
- Tender value: £748,000
- Award date: 25 May 2023
- Published: 9 October 2023
- Contract start: 1 October 2023
- Contract end: 31 March 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f144a5a4-6661-421f-a78f-bdc0df9777cf-687445
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a2bf9f2e-60bb-47a5-9c6c-64496a299efa

## Description

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 places a statutory requirement for councils to commission a local Healthwatch service\. Healthwatch acts as a consumer champion for users of health and social care services, for both children and adults\. It makes sure that: people know where to go to raise concerns and obtain information about health and social care services; people's views and experiences are heard and acted upon, improving scrutiny of health and social care services; and enables local people to influence commissioning decisions and service design, development and improvement\.\\r

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- [Security / Manguarding 2026](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-47cc42e8-9198-45f1-82d4-c59dcd15c107): The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f144a5a4-6661-421f-a78f-bdc0df9777cf-687445)