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title: "Diligent Boards"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06df0b"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Care Quality Commission"
published: "2026-08-07"
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# Diligent Boards

Buyer: Care Quality Commission  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06df0b

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## Summary

The Care Quality Commission purchased Diligent Board subscriptions, a software-related service for its governance and board-management activities. The requirement covers up to one Diligent Board Site, 50 Board Users, six Board Administrators and eight Committees. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The buyer is the Care Quality Commission, a central government public authority based in Newcastle upon Tyne. The service is suited to suppliers providing secure board and committee-management software, user administration, subscription support and associated customer services. Businesses with a product that can support multiple committees, board users and administrators within a single site would be relevant to this type of requirement. The named supplier, Diligent Boardbooks Ltd, is a London-based small or medium-sized enterprise specialising in the Diligent Board product.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct procedure described as below threshold and without competition. Diligent Boardbooks Ltd was awarded the contract on 6 August 2026. The contract was signed on 6 August 2026 and runs from 21 August 2026 to 20 August 2028. Its value is £67,121.04 excluding VAT and £80,545.25 including VAT. The contract is active. The award covers one completed lot and relates to software-related services. The requirement was evaluated through a non-competitive direct award rather than an open or selective tender. This outcome identifies the buyer’s chosen subscription scale: one site, 50 board users, six administrators and eight committees. The arrangement is below the relevant threshold.

This award shows established demand within the Care Quality Commission for a board-management platform delivered as a managed subscription service. Suppliers best placed to compete for a comparable future requirement would offer a secure, scalable environment for board and committee administration, with capacity for dozens of users, several administrators and multiple committees within one customer site. Credible providers would also need a mature software product, reliable subscription support and the ability to serve a UK public authority. Experience supplying governance or meeting-management software would help demonstrate that the platform can support formal boards, committee workflows, controlled user access and ongoing administration. The incumbent’s selection also indicates that a clearly defined, product-led service can be procured directly at below-threshold scale.

## Notice

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) requires the purchase of Diligent Board subscriptions for up to 1 Diligent Board Site, 50 Board Users, 6 Board Administrators and 8 Committees.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075268-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 21 Aug 2026 - 20 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £67,121 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Diligent Boardbooks Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72260000 - Software-related services

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2026 at 12:30 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075268-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075268-2026
  7th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cqc.org.uk/
- https://www.diligent.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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