Tender

Tell us About Your Care Partnerships

CARE QUALITY COMMISSION

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Tender

14 Jul 2023 at 08:14

Tender Notice
Tender

13 Jul 2023 at 15:50

Tender Notice
Tender

10 Jul 2023 at 09:35

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is inviting tenders for the procurement of services related to the 'Tell us About Your Care Partnerships' initiative. The contract is set to commence on 1st September 2023 and will run for an initial 12 months with the option for 2 x 12 months extensions. The total budget value for the contract is £62,800.00 per annum. This open procedure (below threshold) is aimed at maximising supplier participation, with the procurement stage ending on 9th August 2023.

This tender by the CQC offers business growth opportunities for suppliers specialising in advertising, marketing, market research, and social research services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly encouraged to participate. The contract presents a chance for suitable suppliers to engage with the CQC's mission of ensuring safe, effective, and responsive healthcare services in England. The location of the procurement is in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, and falls under the main procurement category of services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Tell us About Your Care Partnerships

Notice Description

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulatory of health and adult social care in England. CQC is responsible for monitoring and inspecting these services to ensure they are providing care that is safe, effective, caring and responsive to people's needs and well-led listening to acting on people's experiences of care is vital to CQC's work, as it helps us to decide when, where and what to inspect, supports better registration, inspection, judgements and ratings, and result in better information for the public. Since 2012 CQC has established a number of partnerships with national voluntary organisations, known as 'Tell us Partnerships' in order to increase our access to people's experiences of care via organisations that are already working with and hearing from people on an ongoing basis. Further information can be found at: https://www.cqc.org.uk/get-involved/share-your-experience/tell-us-about-your-care-partnerships The contract will commence from 1st September 2023 for initial 12 months with 2 x 12 months optional extensions. Due to the likely specialist nature of the requirements, CQC considers that this specific expertise is not widely available through current government procurement channels or frameworks, the procurement will follow the Open procedure (below threshold). The Authority wish to utilise the entire budget across as many suitable suppliers as possible prioritising the three core areas identified in the ITT. The Authority will award contracts to the highest scoring providers up to the maximum total budget value of PS62,800.00 Inc VAT per annum. Once this budget cap is met no further contracts will be awarded. The full specification of requirements is set out in the 'Invitation to Tender' pack available at CQC's e-sourcing portal Atamis: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome All questions or clarifications in relation to this procurement must be submitted via Atamis sourcing portal and will not be accepted by any other means. Should Tenderers have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, they should contact the Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk Updated 14.07.2023 - Text to be corrected in the original notice not corrected in last edited date: 13 July 2023. Section: Contract summary Place of text to be corrected: Contract end date Instead of: 31 August 2024 Read: 31 August 2026 Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-bf3db11e-6b08-4644-a118-fa0a15a17149
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2a78621-64e8-451a-ae58-8a5744f62605
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

79310000 - Market research services

79311000 - Survey services

79315000 - Social research services

79320000 - Public-opinion polling services

79330000 - Statistical services

79340000 - Advertising and marketing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£156,999 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Jul 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Aug 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2023 - 31 Aug 2026 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
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
Postcode
NE1 4PA
Post Town
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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