Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Care Quality Commission · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- I.F.F Research Ltd
- Value
- £119,598.10
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Research & development · Research services (CPV 73110000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date13 Oct 2025
- Published21 Oct 2025Published 8 days after the contract date
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 extensio…
About the supplier
I.F.F Research Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00849983).