Published date: 8 August 2019

Last edited date: 8 August 2019

This notice was replaced on 17 December 2019

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

Awarded contract (published 15 November 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

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£47,950 to £48,000

Procurement reference

CQC LD 184 V02

Published date

8 August 2019

Closing date

27 August 2019

Contract start date

1 October 2019

Contract end date

30 September 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This is a specification for mandatory Health & Safety training courses required by the Care Quality Commission ("CQC"). CQC have a duty to comply with Health & Safety regulations and ensure we have sufficient trained and competent personnel in each of our offices across our whole organisation to deliver services such as Fire Marshall and First Aid.

The supplier will be required to deliver training in new qualifications, re-qualifications and refreshers, always ensuring the content of the courses meets with regulatory requirements. This is not a one off requirement - it is an ongoing delivery programme, demand of which will be subject to factors such as recruitment and staff turnover, changes in legislation and other similar factors.

Documents are now published on the E-Tendering Portal Bravo no The deadline for any clarification questions is Monday 10am on 19 August 2019. The Tender will close on Tuesday 27 August at 17:00. Please note CQC will not accept any Tenders that are submitted after this time. Please allow enough time to submit your response.

It is envisaged CQC will be utilising its E-Tendering Portal for the eventual Tender exercise. Therefore, CQC kindly requests that organisations also register themselves on CQC's E-Tendering Portal via the following weblink: https://cqc-commercial.bravosolution.co.uk. Should you encounter any difficulties when registering on CQC's E-Tendering Portal, a dedicated helpdesk hosted by Bravo Solutions is available and can be contacted on 0800 368 4850. Should you experience any difficulties in accessing the documentation on the e-tenderting portal, please contact CQC Commercial and contracts team: commercialcontracts@cqc.org.uk

More information

Links

About the buyer

Address

St. Nicholas Buildings
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
NE11NB
England

Email

commercialcontracts@cqc.org.uk