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# Care Quality Commission · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/care-quality-commission-gov-pb251). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Care Quality Commission is a Central government based in North East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 64 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Care Quality Commission
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** North East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PBJZ-7139-JTHN` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 64
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £55m (median award: £75k) across 22 of 22 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Care Quality Commission)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/care-quality-commission-gov-pb251

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3.5 bids (median of 4 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 25% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 33 (89%), Dynamic purchasing system: 3 (8%), Framework: 1 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 15 (41%), Selective: 10 (27%), Route not published: 9 (24%), Limited / restricted: 2 (5%), Open: 1 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 5 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
2. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 4 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
3. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 3 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 3 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
5. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 3 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Oracle Corporation UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/oracle-corporation-uk-limited-coh-01782505):** 6 procedures (7 awards)
2. **[Picker Institute Europe](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/picker-institute-europe-coh-03908160):** 4 procedures (5 awards)
3. **[Cambridge Spark](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cambridge-spark-coh-10333201):** 3 procedures
4. **[Diligent Boardbooks Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/diligent-boardbooks-limited-coh-06029195):** 2 procedures
5. **[Blue Lozenge Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/blue-lozenge-limited-coh-13195987):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Hitachi Solutions Europe Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hitachi-solutions-europe-ltd-coh-04924233):** £43m · [Regulatory IT Platform Delivery Partner](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/regulatory-it-platform-delivery-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-050bca) · Awarded: 16 Jul 2026
2. **[Choice Support](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/choice-support-coh-rs009045):** £7.4m · [CQC Experts by Experience Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/experts-by-experience-ocds-h6vhtk-04e748)
3. **[National Voices](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/national-voices-coh-03236543):** £1.3m · [CQC Public Engagement Network](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/experts-by-experience-ocds-h6vhtk-04e748)
4. **[BACK CARE SOLUTIONS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/back-care-solutions-coh-04607829):** £667k · [Supply and Installation of Specialist Ergonomic Furniture / Equipment Solutions](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-and-installation-of-specialist-ergonomic-furniture-equipment-solutions-ocds-h6vhtk-0669ab) · Awarded: 4 Jun 2026
5. **[Calderdale College](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/calderdale-college-GB-FTS-77375):** £399k · [Associate Project Manager Level 4 Apprenticeship](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/associate-project-manager-level-4-apprenticeship-ocds-h6vhtk-05581b)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 3
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 12
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Care Quality Commission intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/care-quality-commission-gov-pb251#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/care-quality-commission-gov-pb251
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt