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title: "Venue Find and Supporting Services for Meetings, Conferences and Events"
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# Venue Find and Supporting Services for Meetings, Conferences and Events

Buyer: Care Quality Commission  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-64165cb5-94e1-46ac-8ac0-fcdac8b0d2de

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fa351b97-8b08-414c-b95a-3930fe1427a5 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 21 Nov 2026 - 20 Nov 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,333,333 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,333,333 |
| 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 |
| Postcode area | 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 | Calder Conferences |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

### Codes

- 63516000 - Travel management services

## Release History

- 8 Oct 2026 at 16:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fa351b97-8b08-414c-b95a-3930fe1427a5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fa351b97-8b08-414c-b95a-3930fe1427a5
  8th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/429be0f0-8839-4396-aad3-d9c8bb25b5c1
  CQC RM6342 Framework Schedule 6b order form template direct award v3.0 FINAL_Redacted

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