--- title: "Accountancy Services for Independent Business Reviews and Consultancy" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9a0be5ae-4412-4503-a3f0-139ef0e5d9e7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9a0be5ae-4412-4503-a3f0-139ef0e5d9e7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9a0be5ae-4412-4503-a3f0-139ef0e5d9e7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9a0be5ae-4412-4503-a3f0-139ef0e5d9e7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CARE QUALITY COMMISSION" published: "2019-06-13" --- # Accountancy Services for Independent Business Reviews and Consultancy Buyer: CARE QUALITY COMMISSION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9a0be5ae-4412-4503-a3f0-139ef0e5d9e7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9a0be5ae-4412-4503-a3f0-139ef0e5d9e7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9a0be5ae-4412-4503-a3f0-139ef0e5d9e7.json) ## Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is conducting a procurement process for "Accountancy Services for Independent Business Reviews and Consultancy" aimed at supporting its Market Oversight Scheme for Adult Social Care providers. This tender, initiated on 11th June 2019, is at the Tender stage, with bids required to be submitted by 15th July 2019. The contract will start on 1st January 2020, lasting three years, with a possible one-year extension. The procurement will be implemented through a selective process, as defined by the Public Contract Regulations 2015, and covers regions across England, including North East, London, and the South East. This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in accountancy, consultancy, and business reviews, particularly those capable of providing services tailored for the social care sector. Companies that could thrive in this environment include those with expertise in financial assessments, market analysis in social care, and professional training relevant to Continuing Professional Development. While the tender is not open to SMEs or voluntary community organisations, well-established firms can leverage this contract to expand their service offerings within the public sector. ## Notice As of 6th April 2015, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has had a statutory duty to operate a market oversight scheme to assess the financial sustainability of the most difficult to replace providers of Adult Social Care (ASC). The purpose of the scheme is to protect people using care services and their families and carers from the anxiety and distress that may be caused by the failure of a major care provider and to minimise any disruption to their care. We do this by monitoring the performance and finances of the most significant social care providers in England and will give Local Authorities an early warning where we think one of these is at risk of failure and the delivery of services is going to be affected. The Scheme will identify where failure is likely, allowing the right people (providers, shareholders, lenders and other stakeholders) to take the right action to potentially avoid failure and to support Local Authorities to plan in case failure does happen. Through its operation, the Scheme aims not to pre-empt or precipitate provider failure and market exit, nor will the CQC or government bailout failing providers or act as a lender of last resort. Based on eligibility criteria agreed in Parliament, there are currently 60 providers in this market place who are in the Market Oversight Scheme (MOS). The purpose of the procurement is to establish a framework of 6 contractors who may be requested to provide external expertise, when required, for the following types of service: 1. Independent Business Reviews; 2. Consultancy service to supplement the skills of the Market Oversight Team; 3. Potential secondments into the CQC Market Oversight Team; and 4. Training relating to Continuing Professional Development (CPD). The procurement exercise will be undertaken using the CQC Provider Portal eTendering Service. To access the documents and take part you will first need to register on the portal using the following link and then click on "REGISTER HERE". https://cqc-commercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html?_ Additional information: The procurement exercise will be undertaken using the CQC Provider Portal eTendering Service. To access any future documents and take part you will first need to register on the portal and then click on "REGISTER HERE". This procurement will be undertaken as a Restricted Procedure, as defined in Regulation 28 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Stage one of this process requires bidders to complete and submit a Standard Selection Questionnaire by 12 noon on 15th July 2019. Those who are successful at this stage will be invited to stage 2 of the procurement process. The contract will be for an initial 3 year period, starting 1st January 2020, with the potential to extend for a further year. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32cd738b-8259-4f98-9724-f3d4c0328a92 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Jun 2019 | | Submission deadline | 15 Jul 2019 | | Future notice date | 22 May 2019 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2022 | | 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 | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CARE QUALITY COMMISSION | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1W 9SZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | Pimlico North | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services ## Release History - 13 Jun 2019 at 09:29 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32cd738b-8259-4f98-9724-f3d4c0328a92 - 11 Jun 2019 at 14:02 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32cd738b-8259-4f98-9724-f3d4c0328a92 - 11 Jun 2019 at 13:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32cd738b-8259-4f98-9724-f3d4c0328a92 - 28 Feb 2019 at 16:34 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2bd56904-5564-4ac2-aee6-aa3bbaabb215 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32cd738b-8259-4f98-9724-f3d4c0328a92 13th June 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2bd56904-5564-4ac2-aee6-aa3bbaabb215 28th February 2019 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://cqc-commercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html?_ eTendering portal - http://2019/S112-275833 OJEU Notice ## Notice URLs - http://2019/S ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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