Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-06-30
Buyer: Care Quality Commission
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 73000000 | 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 145000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-07-27
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contract is to find an organisation or organisations to provide: Continuous supply of qualitative intelligence about people's experiences of named health and social care services to CQC over a 12 month period. This should be an existing ‘supply’ rather than something that has to be stimulated, the Intelligence must be submitted via the CQC Share your experience form — http://www.cqc.org.uk/share-your-experience-finder — As well as an Indirect supply of Share Your Experience web-forms via promotion of CQC to the public, the standards of care people have a right to expect, CQC's role in regulating, monitoring and inspecting services, and encouragement for people to use our inspection reports to inform choice, and to share experiences to improve care for others in the future. The contract is anticipated to commence during the end of the 2nd quarter 2016/start of 3rd quarter 2016 for the duration of 1 yr with the option to extend for a further 2 yrs at 12 month intervals (1+1+1).
Direct supply of CQC Share Your Experience web-forms (on a continuous basis) providing qualitative information from members of the public about individual experiences of care at named health and social care services subject to regulation by CQC. This should be an existing ‘supply’ rather than something that has to be stimulated.
The contact is for 1 year with the option to extend for a further 2 years at 12 month intervals (1+1+1). We anticipate contracts will be extended post year 1, but this is subject to budget availability and agreement between CQC and the supplier concerned.
Indirect supply of Share Your Experience web-forms via promotion of CQC to the public, the standards of care people have a right to expect, CQC's role in regulating, monitoring and inspecting services, and encouragement for people to use our inspection reports to inform choice, and to share experiences to improve care for others in the future.
The contact is for 1 year with the option to extend for a further 2 years at 12 month intervals (1+1+1). We anticipate contracts will be extended post year 1, but this is subject to budget availability and agreement between CQC and the supplier concerned.
All tender responses will be downloaded by a member of the Commercial and Contracts team from the Delta e-sourcing portal on the tender close date on 27.7.2016 at midday.
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./U7WP9UX78A
Care Quality commission will observe a minimum of 10 days standstill period before the award of any contract in line with OJEU requirements.


Award value: 145000