Published date: 5 October 2023

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


Closing: 6 October 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Monitoring and control services - 71700000

  • Supporting services for the government - 75130000

  • Subscription services - 79980000

    • Services furnished by political organisations - 98132000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£41,000

Procurement reference

CF-1611400D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

5 October 2023

Closing date

6 October 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

13 January 2023

Contract end date

12 January 2027

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This is a Contract Award Notice

The Parliamentary Government and Stakeholder Engagement (PGSE) team uses this external service to:

• Support our accountability to Parliament by allowing us to monitor and update colleagues on the passage of legislation through Parliament which could impact on CQC's current or future operating model, and engage with Parliamentarians on this information where appropriate or required.

• Support our accountability to Parliament by allowing us to monitor and update colleagues on key verbal or written Parliamentary Questions or debates in Parliament which reference or relate to CQC's work, and engage with Parliamentarians on this information where appropriate or required.

• Support our accountability to Parliament by allowing us to undertake background research on specific subjects or Parliamentarians, ahead of engagement opportunities or meetings (internal or external).

• Support our accountability to Parliament by allowing us to track parliamentary Committee inquiries, monitor sessions and prepare for upcoming CQC appearances in front of such Committees.

• Monitor and update colleagues on relevant policy developments from Government or political parties, using this information to inform our own engagement activities.

• Monitor and update colleagues on the activities of relevant stakeholder organisations, using this information to inform our own engagement activities and sharing it across CQC. Such stakeholders would be for example (but not exclusively) trade associations representing providers of health and social care services, English political parties, think tanks, charities, Government Departments, Arms' Length Bodies and other Non-Departmental Public Bodies.

• Inform our forward looking organisational-wide communications planner.

• We use the monitoring service to ensure that all relevant internal colleagues are updated as required. This includes the CQC Board and Executive Team.

This procurement was undertaken following the Open procedure (below threshold).

The contract is awarded for an initial period of 24 months with an option to extend for up to 24 months.

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

Contract Reference: CQC EP&S 013

More information

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

20 February 2023

Contract start date

13 January 2023

Contract end date

12 January 2027

Total value of contract

£28,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Randall's Monitoring

Address

St George's House, 14 George Street,, Huntingdon, PE29 3GH

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