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title: "RM6126 DPS Call Off Contract Rapid Literature Review: Professional Judgement. Research 4"
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# RM6126 DPS Call Off Contract Rapid Literature Review: Professional Judgement. Research 4

Buyer: CARE QUALITY COMMISSION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4b7af34e-f865-4191-88ff-b13b1e585cda

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## Summary

The Care Quality Commission has awarded a contract for a research and development consultancy service to RSM UK Consulting LLP. The contract, titled "RM6126 DPS Call Off Contract Rapid Literature Review: Professional Judgement. Research 4", falls under the industry category of research and development consultancy services. The procurement method used was selective, involving a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The contract period is from 12th January 2023 to 11th July 2023, with a total awarded value of £41,125. The tender was completed on 14th October 2022, and it aims to investigate the role of professional intuition in risk assessments within health and adult social care services.

This awarded tender provides opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the research and development consultancy field. Businesses specialising in understanding professional intuition and risk assessment in high-risk industries such as health and social care, aviation, and finance would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The Care Quality Commission, as the buying organisation, is located in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. This contract award showcases how SMEs can access public procurement opportunities to contribute their expertise in critical areas of service quality assessment and decision-making processes within regulated sectors.

## Notice

DPS Call Off Contract Rapid Literature Review: Professional Judgement. Research 4 This procurement was undertaken through the CCS Research and Insights Dynamic Marketplace Dynamic Purchasing Agreement (RM6126). The Call-Off contract was awarded following a further competition process. We are seeking a rapid review of literature looking at the role of professional intuition and how this informs judgements of risk, and how this can be operationalised. CQC inspectors make assessments and judgements on the quality of care being delivered by health and adult social care services. To do this, they consider all available data on the service (e.g. information captured on site-visits, people's experiences, performance and outcomes data, incident reports etc) using their professional intuition, where they draw on their experience and professional expertise to interpret the data available to them. There is a breadth of existing literature exploring the role of intuition within professional judgement and how this cognitive process can be conceptualised in a way that supports professionals to include their intuition as part of their rational, systematic decision-making. Research also explores the limitations of incorporating this intuition, outlining the potential risks of over-reliance on intuition in place of empirical evidence. There is relevant research pertaining to professional intuition from health and social care as well as other high-risk industries such as aviation, finance etc. This rapid review will help to inform how we should consider the role of professional intuition when considering data to judging quality and risk. It should offer practical learning of how best to capture, codify and utilise intuitive judgements in our assessments of quality of care and when making regulatory decisions. The findings should also help us to understand when professional intuition can be effectively incorporated, outlining the conditions for doing so, acknowledging any limitations of this approach. This will offer the evidence needed to shape the development of tools and processes to support assessments of health and social care services as part of our regulation. We are seeking a rapid literature review of this existing research and relevant grey literature to: * Synthesise what is known about how intuition in the making of professional judgements relating to risk is understood and conceptualised in health and adult social care as well as relevant evidence from other high-risk industries. The contract is awarded for total period of 6 months. Total Awarded Value is maximum of all charges Contract Reference: CQC EP&S 028

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cafb0dd2-02a1-45f9-b39a-2144b317aa07 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | 12 Jan 2023 - 11 Jul 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £41,125 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £41,125 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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 | 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RSM UK CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 5 Apr 2023 at 09:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cafb0dd2-02a1-45f9-b39a-2144b317aa07

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cafb0dd2-02a1-45f9-b39a-2144b317aa07
  5th April 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/56ccd7d9-33f6-48fc-b6f8-7cb9d13882fd
  20221207 CQC EPS 028 Attachment 3 - Appendix B Contract - FINAL_Redacted

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