Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c63-6c75-702c-981b-b0f2e826a6d2/early-market-engagement-for-southend-healthwatch pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Early Market Engagement for Southend Healthwatch [Southend-on-sea Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/southend-on-sea-borough-council) Estimated value Not stated Published 11 Jun 2020 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is seeking to engage with the market to gain an understanding of the capacity and appetite to deliver its Southend Healthwatch service from 1st April 2021. This exercise is to inform the Council in its consideration of options for the future service model and provision of the Southend Healthwatch Service. This is not a call for competition. As such any future procurement process will be compliant with the Public Contract Regulations (2015 (updated 2016)). This includes but is not limited to advertising and fair treatment of economic operators regardless of their involvement in this Market Engagement. The Health and Social Care Act 2012 requires local authorities with adults and children's social care responsibilities to commission a Local Healthwatch organisation to act as a consumer voice for people of all ages (children, young people and adults) using health and social care services from 1st April 2013. In Southend-on-Sea the current contract for the provision of our Local Healthwatch service is due to end in March 2021. The annual contract value is around £119,000, including premises, insurance, staffing and overhead costs. The Council is interested to understand the level of market interest in the provision of its Local Healthwatch service from 1st April 2020. ## CPV classification Health and social work services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/f7e30603-b6c3-4b08-aacb-73a46e868c5d) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Southend-on-sea Borough Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/southend-on-sea-borough-council) [Sector More Health and social work tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/health-social-work) ## More tenders like this [2026 - Aberdeen City - Integrated Children with Disabilities Services · Aberdeen City Council · 42 days left · 1 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1592e-ec2f-73b8-a16d-0305bfde1756/2026-aberdeen-city-integrated-children-with-disabilities-services) [Medical practice services – Usługi medyczne obejmujące profilaktyczne badania lekarskie (wstępne, okresowe, kontrolne, dodatkowe, sanitarno-epidemiologiczne, badania diagnostyczne, laboratoryjne, konsultacje specjalistyczne) żołnierzy i pracowników jednostek i instytucji z rejonu odpowiedzialności 24 WOG w Giżycku z podziałem na 4 zadania w 2027r. · 24 Wojskowy Oddział Gospodarczy · 15 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7d95-70ec-8f76-458d7aa7a9e6/poland-medical-practice-services-uslugi-medyczne-obejmujace-profilaktyczne-b) [Services provided by nurses – servizio ausiliariato · I.N.M.I. Lazzaro Spallanzani · 26 days left · 14 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6516-7347-a350-180d3a55908e/italy-services-provided-by-nurses-servizio-ausiliariato) [Social services – Prestations d’insertion sociale et professionnelle par l’emploi de personnes rencontrant des difficultés d’accès ou de maintien dans l’emploi. · Mairie de Suresnes · 34 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-63f0-7244-b886-26f1f32ff13b/france-social-services-prestations-dinsertion-sociale-et-professionnelle-pa) [Welfare services for children and young people – Einrichtung, Organisation und Betrieb einer Ganztagsferienbetreuung · Landkreis Diepholz · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7b3c-72d6-bf80-e1ddde45aeec/germany-welfare-services-for-children-and-young-people-einrichtung-organisa) [Social work services with accommodation – PROVINCIA DI IMPERIA per conto di PREFETTURA DI IMPERIA -Gara europea a procedura aperta per la conclusione di un accordo quadro per affidamento dei servizi di gestione di centri di accoglienza costituiti da SINGOLE UNITA' ABITATIVE con capienza massima di 50 posti. · Prefettura di Imperia · 31 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-75de-70f5-9f0a-bdfc0ba520b7/italy-social-work-services-with-accommodation-provincia-di-imperia-per-conto)