Decision details

This report describes the Tender process activity carried out to identify an organisation to provide the statutory Healthwatch Croydon service for a term of 3 years + an option to extend up to a further 2 years, at a previously agreed annual contract value of £152,000 through the Healthwatch Procurement Strategy Report.

The decision being sought is to gain approval for the recommendation to award the Healthwatch Croydon contract to the identified organisation noted in Part B. The Healthwatch Croydon contract will provide the function of consultation and engagement with all Croydon residents to enable them to give their views and feedback about health and social care services in Croydon. It is a statutory required service for the Council to provide.

For the reasons set out in the report and its appendices, The Corporate Director for Adult Social Care and Health is recommended by the Procurement Board with the approval of the Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care and the Cabinet Member for Finance AGREED:

2.1to approve the award of a contract for the statutory Healthwatch Croydon service to the bidder named, and for the maximum contract value stated, in the Part B report for an initial term of three (3) years with the ability to extend the arrangement for up to a further two (2) years (maximum of 5 years in total).