Published date: 16 October 2019

This notice was replaced on 22 January 2020

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 18 October 2021)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Market research services - 79310000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£100,000 to £300,000

Procurement reference

CQC AM 179 Tell us ITT

Published date

16 October 2019

Closing date

15 November 2019

Contract start date

19 December 2019

Contract end date

18 December 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and adult social care services in England, CQC is responsible for monitoring and inspecting these services to ensure they are providing care that is safe, effective, caring, responsive to people's needs and well-led. Listening to and acting on people's experiences of care is vital to CQC's work, as it helps us to decide when, where and what to inspect, supports better registration, inspection, judgements and ratings, and results in better information for the public. Since 2012, CQC has established a number of partnerships with national voluntary organisations, known as Tell us about your care partnerships, in order to increase our access to people's experiences of care via organisations that are already working with and hearing from people on an on-going basis.
Further information on 'Tell us about your care' can be found at http://www.cqc.org.uk/public/get-involved/tell-us-about-your-care-partnerships

More information

Additional text

The contract is anticipated to commence on 19th December for the duration of 1 year with the option to extend for a further 2 years at 12-month intervals (1+1+1)

The full specification of the requirement is set out in the ITT tender document will be available to download from midday on 17th October at CQC e-Sourcing Portal: Bravosolution.co.uk

https://cqc-commercial.bravosolution.co.uk

NOTE: IF YOU ARE ALREADY REGISTERED ON CQC E-TENDERING PORTAL PLEASE GO STRAIGHT TO STEP 2 BELOW.
IF UNREGISTERED PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW TO REGISTER

Step 1. How to Express Interest:
- Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once):
- browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://cqc-commercial.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register Bravo Project reference = Project_360
- accept the terms and conditions and click "continue",
- enter your correct business and user details,
- note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete,
- you will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).

Step 2. Accessing the ITT:
- login to the portal with the username / password,
- click the "ITTs Open To All Suppliers" link (This area in Bravo contains CQC's Invitation to Tender opportunities (ITT's) open to any registered supplier),
- click on the relevant "ITT" to access the content,
- click the "Express Interest" button at the top of the page,
- this will move the "ITT" into your "My ITTs" page (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
- you can now access any attachments by clicking "Buyer Attachments" in the "ITT" Details" box to respond to the ITT,
-Note the deadline for completion and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the ITT
- You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page.

Note: There may be a mixture of on-line and off-line actions for you to perform. Online help and technical support is available via the Bravo helpdesk by Phone +44 0800 069 8630 or Email help@bravosolution.co.uk . If you require any further assistance please consult the on-line help, or contact the eTendering help-desk

To be considered as a Bidder you must complete and submit a Tender Response by the deadline of 12:00 hours (12pm Noon) on 15th November 2019.

Please allow sufficient time to make your tender response submission as late tender response submissions will not be permitted by the system.

About the buyer

Address

151 Buckingham Palace Road
Victoria
London
SW1W 9SZ
England

Email

commercialcontracts@cqc.org.uk