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Venue Find and Supporting Services for Meetings, Conferences and Events

Care Quality Commission

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08 Oct 2026 at 16:34

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Summary of the contracting process

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) bought venue-finding and supporting services for its meetings, conferences and events. The requirement is to source suitable venues and provide related support for those activities. It is a service contract in the travel-management field, delivered in England. The CQC is the buying organisation. The work is specifically focused on meetings, conferences and events rather than general travel arrangements, so it is most relevant to suppliers able to identify and arrange venues and support event delivery for a public-sector organisation.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Calder Conferences Limited on 16 September 2026. The CQC used a direct award from the Government Commercial Agency’s Travel, Transport, Accommodation and Venue Solutions framework, under its venue-find and supporting-services lot. The maximum award value, including charges and optional extensions, is £3,333,333. The contract period runs from 21 November 2026 to 20 November 2030, a total of 48 months. The original submission deadline was 18 August 2026. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The award is recorded as active.

This award demonstrates demand from the CQC for a supplier that can source venues and coordinate supporting services for meetings, conferences and events across England. A credible competitor when this requirement next comes to market would need established venue-finding capability, access to a suitable venue network and the operational capacity to support a public-sector client’s event requirements. The selected supplier was a small or medium-sized enterprise, showing that the contract was deliverable by an SME. The buying route was a direct award from an established framework, so relevant framework appointment and the ability to meet its requirements would be important to competing through the same route. The scale of the award indicates a substantial, multi-year service requirement, including charges and possible extensions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Venue Find and Supporting Services for Meetings, Conferences and Events

Notice Description

This is a Contract Award Notice The Care Quality Commission (CQC) requires the Provision of Venue Find and Supporting Services for Meetings, Conferences and Events. This procurement was undertaken through the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Framework Agreement Travel, Transport, Accommodation and Venue Solutions (RM6342), Lot 3 - Venue Find and Supporting Services For Meetings, Conferences and Events, following the Direct Award Process. The Contract is awarded for a total period of 48 months. Total Awarded Value is maximum of all charges including any optional contract extensions. Contract Reference: CQC CPS 084

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-64165cb5-94e1-46ac-8ac0-fcdac8b0d2de
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fa351b97-8b08-414c-b95a-3930fe1427a5
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

CPV Codes

63516000 - Travel management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,333,333 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£3,333,333 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
21 Nov 2026 - 20 Nov 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Care Quality Commission
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE1 4PA
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Monument
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Calder Conferences

Further Information

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