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title: "Supplementary Update - Early Engagement for CQC Experts by Experience Programme (Ref: CQC PSO 123)"
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# Supplementary Update - Early Engagement for CQC Experts by Experience Programme (Ref: CQC PSO 123)

Buyer: CARE QUALITY COMMISSION  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-17de4997-d7d4-4a47-b115-5420697a5555

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## Summary

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is currently in the planning stage for the "Supplementary Update - Early Engagement for CQC Experts by Experience Programme" (Ref: CQC PSO 123). This tender is focused on health and social work services, with key dates including an engagement end date set for 1st March 2018. The CQC, headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, intends to publish a draft Invitation to Tender by the end of February 2018, following extensive market engagement to gather feedback from potential suppliers.

This procurement opportunity offers significant potential for business growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Companies engaged in health services or those experienced in social care delivery would be well-suited to compete for this contract, which could span an initial three-year period with the possibility of a two-year extension. Interested organisations are encouraged to register on CQC's E-Tendering Portal to participate effectively in the forthcoming tender exercise.

## Notice

This is a Supplementary Update to the Prior Information Notice (PIN) published on 23 October 2017, seeking expressions of interest from organisations in the future procurement exercise for the Care Quality Commission's Experts by Experience Programme ( which can located via the following hyperlink: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/590797f5-d6ef-485c-8c0c-ecbd54c08cba ). Following on from market engagement activity in Autumn 2017, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are keen to continue communications in order to update on the progress that has been made on the Expert by Experience procurement, share some key information and dates for consideration and feedback (please see below): * One of the key questions raised during market engagement activity was the length of the contract to be offered. Having reflected on this, CQC will be considering a contract for an initial three year duration plus an extension of up to a further two years; * Given the changing landscape of inspection methodology and outcomes, consideration is being given to only including detailed forecasts of volumes for the first 2 years of the contract and a minimum volume for year 3 within the Invitation to Tender (ITT); * The number of contracts to be offered to market was under review during the market engagement in Autumn 2017. CQC would welcome feedback from potential suppliers on a proposal to offer a single contract structured around hubs within geographical regions (please see the Region and Hubs attachment below); * Here is a reminder of the December update, including questions and answers from the market so far: http://www.cqc.org.uk/news/stories/experts-experience-procurement-december-update If you haven't registered on the collaboration web site you can do so by following this link to the ExE Procurement Survey - https://dev.webdataforms.cqc.org.uk/Checkbox/Survey.aspx?s=190b7cd258314c30be35e119fb1b8925&i=d84481a07bae42dbbfb4fb442ab29d6d CQC intend to publish a draft version of the Invitation to Tender towards the end of February 2018 and will be seeking feedback from the wider market. This will be published via this website and on the Contracts Finder web site CQC would also like to take this opportunity to ensure that potential tenderers understand that it is for those organisations (and any partnerships they are seeking to form, if relevant) to obtain their own independent legal advice around participation in the future tender exercise and the obligations and implications inherent within the resulting contract (which may include data handling and TUPE-related implications), including consideration towards: 1. formulating any joint tender submissions and sharing information; and 2. how you would manage TUPE and the handling of data as part of any tender submission. Additional information: If your organisation has yet to express an initial interest, please send an e-mail (quoting reference CQC PSO 123) to commercialcontracts@cqc.org.uk . When responding, please confirm your organisation's name, registered office address and contact details. It is envisaged CQC will be utilising its E-Tendering Portal for the eventual Tender exercise. Therefore, CQC kindly requests that organisations also register themselves on CQC's E-Tendering Portal via the following weblink - https://cqc-commercial.bravosolution.co.uk. Should you encounter any difficulties when registering on CQC's E-Tendering Portal, a dedicated helpdesk hosted by Bravo Solutions is available and can be contacted on 0800 368 4850.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68942c25-f175-43a2-9c61-260579bcb4a5 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Feb 2018 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Mar 2018 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CARE QUALITY COMMISSION |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Post town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE1 4PA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Monument |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 9 Feb 2018 at 14:19 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68942c25-f175-43a2-9c61-260579bcb4a5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/68942c25-f175-43a2-9c61-260579bcb4a5
  9th February 2018 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/586edca5-ee54-42ba-90e4-d65d70749b1c
  Experts by Experience - Proposed Region + Hub Structure
- http://www.cqc.org.uk/what-we-do/how-we-work-people/experts-experience-procurement
  CQC Experts by Experience - Further Information
- http://CQC'sE-TenderingPortalviathefollowingweblink-https://cqc-commercial.bravosolution.co.uk.
  CQC E-Tendering Portal (hosted by Bravo Solutions)

## Notice URLs

- http://CQC's
- http://www.cqc.org.uk
- http://www.cqc.org.uk/news/stories/experts-experience-procurement-december-update
- https://cqc-commercial.bravosolution.co.uk
- https://dev.webdataforms.cqc.org.uk/Checkbox/Survey.aspx?s=190b7cd258314c30be35e119fb1b8925&i=d84481a07bae42dbbfb4fb442ab29d6d
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/590797f5-d6ef-485c-8c0c-ecbd54c08cba

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