Published date: 21 October 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 30 July 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Social research services - 79315000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£119,598.10

Procurement reference

CF-3159500D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

21 October 2025

Closing date

30 July 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

19 August 2025

Contract end date

13 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This is a Contract Award Notice

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) require the provision of research services. The aim of the research is to:
Gauge levels of awareness, understanding of and engagement with activities we would commonly associate with Safety Management Systems (SMS) in the Adult Social Care (ASC) sector. Such as:
-Safety management policies
-Clear accountabilities and responsibilities for safety
-Hazard identification
-Incident response
-Risk mitigation measures
-Employee participation
-Management of change
-Communication of safety information
-Training of staff in safety
-Emergency preparedness
-Involving the people requiring care and support, and the public in safety considerations.

This procurement was undertaken through the CQC Research and Evaluation Framework Lot 9 - Effective Social Care, following the Further Competition Process.

The Contract is awarded for a total of 7 months.

Total Awarded Value is maximum of all charges including any optional contract extensions.

Contract Reference: CQC EP&S 104

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

13 October 2025

Contract start date

19 August 2025

Contract end date

13 March 2026

Total value of contract

£119,598.10

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED

Address

5th Floor The Harlequin Building, 65 Southwark Street SE1 0HR

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Commercial and Contracts Team

Address

Citygate, Gallowgate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4PA
England

Email

commercialcontracts@cqc.org.uk