Published date: 10 May 2017

Last edited date: 10 May 2017

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.


Closing: 31 May 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £49,950

Procurement reference

CQC PSO 111 HWE

Published date

10 May 2017

Closing date

31 May 2017

Contract start date

3 July 2017

Contract end date

29 September 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Care Quality Commission ("CQC") on behalf of Healthwatch England is seeking to appoint an external contractor for the provision of Business Analysis support

Healthwatch England has a statutory function to provide support and advice to local Healthwatch and to give information and advice about the views and experiences of the public and people using health and care services.

Healthwatch England has identified that it will become an intelligence-led organisation, which will rely on the quality and consistency of lived experience data collected by local Healthwatch. To achieve this Healthwatch England will need to understand the network in greater detail, so we can develop the right interventions, supporting local Healthwatch to deliver outstanding quality in a consistency way.

To meet this, Healthwatch England are seeking to procure Business Analysis support which will encompass an assessment of the external and internal environments, to clarify the key factors and components and interdependences that enable local Healthwatch to function in an effective, consistent and sustainable manner. These are expected to include activity around culture, consistency and quality.

To access the tender documentation, please visit https://cqc-commercial.bravosolution.co.uk and locate project_46.

If your organisation has not yet registered on CQC's e-tendering portal, please register via the weblink. You will then be able to access the opportunity and the tender documentation.

Should you encounter any difficulties when registering, a dedicated Bravo Solutions helpdesk is available and can be contacted on 0800 368 4850.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Business Analysis and Strategy Development (Healthwatch England)

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 2 May 2017, last edited 2 May 2017

Additional text

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Tenderers may raise questions or seek clarification regarding any aspect of this requirement at any time prior to the Clarification Deadline stipulated within the ITT information. Should your organisation wish to raise any such questions, please do so via the messaging facility within the CQC Bravo Solutions E-Portal.

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Please also note that CQC will not enter into exclusive discussions regarding the requirements of this tender exercise with Tenderers.

About the buyer

Contact name

CQC Commercial and Contracts Team

Address

6th Floor, Citygate
Gallowgate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4PA
England

Email

commercialcontracts@cqc.org.uk