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Coming up· published 17 Oct 2025

Local Healthwatch Provision

Buckinghamshire Council · Buckinghamshire, South East

Buckinghamshire Council is planning Local Healthwatch Provision. It is a contract for other health and social care in Buckinghamshire.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 17 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 09:39

    View notice

  2. 2025

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

  3. 2026

    Contract starts

  4. Next

    2026

    Contract ends

    1 year after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Buckinghamshire Council is planning Local Healthwatch Provision. It is a contract for other health and social care in Buckinghamshire. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026. It lasts 1 year.

The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 17 October 2025. The notice number is 066180-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ce8e. Bids are made through the buyer's In-Tend portal.

Summary of the contracting process

Buckinghamshire Council, operating as a public authority at the sub-central government level, is in the planning stage of a contracting process for a Local Healthwatch Provision. This initiative focuses on health and social work services within the region of Aylesbury, United Kingdom. The procurement process aims to gather market intelligence and is currently seeking information to streamline potential future procurements.

Interested suppliers are advised to engage with the council's E-Tendering Portal, with a key date for providing input being 28th October 2025. Future notices regarding this procurement are anticipated by 17th November 2025, with the contract period slated from 1st January 2026 to 31st December 2026.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in health and social work services, especially for SMEs and VCSEs, who can contribute to the local community's wellbeing through this service provision.

The notice in full

The purpose of this exercise is to briefly explain to suppliers the business and technical requirements along with the expected scope of the Local Healthwatch provision. Please note: this market testing exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest. This exercise does not form any part of an invitation to tender.

Buckinghamshire Council is issuing this request for information only. Any supplier responding to BC is doing so to support market research only and to help make any potential procurement process more focused and efficient.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
1 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2026 (1 year)
Suitable for
Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)

Procedure

Notice type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Buyer's portal
In-Tend

Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.

Values

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Planning
Lots
Planning

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
066180-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ce8e
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Buckinghamshire Council is based in Buckinghamshire. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Town
Hemel Hempstead
Postcode
HP19 8FF
Electoral ward
Aylesbury North West
Constituency
Aylesbury
Region
South East
Sub-region
Buckinghamshire
Area
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

Organisation
Buckinghamshire Council
Category
Services
Address
Aylesbury, HP19 8FF · South East · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Local Healthwatch Provision

When will the Local Healthwatch Provision tender open?

Buckinghamshire Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.

How long is the Local Healthwatch Provision contract?

The contract runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026 (1 year).

Who is the buyer for Local Healthwatch Provision?

Buckinghamshire Council, based in Buckinghamshire, South East.

How do I bid for Local Healthwatch Provision?

Register on the buyer's In-Tend portal, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.

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What to do next

  1. Read the early notice in full.
  2. Answer any market engagement questions.
  3. Gather your evidence and case studies now.
  4. Check your policies are up to date.
  5. Watch for the tender notice.
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