Published date: 11 April 2024

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


Closing: 26 February 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£42,187

Procurement reference

CF-2300600D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

11 April 2024

Closing date

26 February 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

30 March 2024

Contract end date

29 March 2025

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This is a Contract Award Notice.

The Care Quality Commission requires a third-party supplier to enable various teams across the organisation (mostly within Engagement), to have access to an efficient, cost-effective system for direct email communications, to compose and send key CQC messages from the Chief Executive and Executive Team members, and CQC bulletins to stakeholders (including our staff, providers, the public and MPs) to track/analyse usage.

We do not have the resources in-house or software to send bulk emails to large audiences.

This procurement was undertaken through CCS G Cloud 13 framework (RM1557.13), Lot 2 Cloud Software following the Direct Award Process.

The Contract is awarded for a total period of 12 months.

Total Awarded Value is maximum of all charges.

Contract Reference: CQC EP&S 071

More information

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

8 April 2024

Contract start date

30 March 2024

Contract end date

29 March 2025

Total value of contract

£42,187

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Granicus-Firmstep Ltd

Address

Granicus-Firmstep Limited
7 Harp Lane
London EC3R 6DP

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Commercial and Contracts Team

Address

Citygate, Gallowgate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4PA
England

Email

commercialcontracts@cqc.org.uk