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Local Healthwatch Provision

Buckinghamshire Council · Local authority

In brief

Buckinghamshire Council has announced plans to buy care and healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 1 year, starting 1 January 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 5 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

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.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 066180-2025

About the buyer

Buckinghamshire CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

67

Awards

31

Suppliers it has used most for care

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From notice 066180-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 17 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.