Dementia Consultation

Official notice

Authority: Care Quality Commission

Call-off from a framework agreement

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services (73000000)

Published contract value£66,160Exc. VAT

Contract ends 31 Oct 2027

Awarded to TONIC CONSULTANTS LIMITED

Contract starts 12 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a Contract Award Notice

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) require the provision of research services to support the design and delivery of the consultation on statutory guidance for good dementia care, provide independent analysis of consultation responses and engagement evidence, and produce a final report suitable for publication.

This procurement was undertaken through the CQC Research and Evaluation Framework Agreement (CQC EPS 052), Lot 3 - Consultation Partner, following the Direct Award Process.

The Contract is awarded for an initial period of 9 months with an option to extend for up to 3 months.

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

Contract Reference: CQC EP&S 135

Published procurement details

Procedure: Call-off from a framework agreement
Buyer reference: CF-3714100D0O000000rwimUAA
Category: Services
Tender status: Complete
Award status: Active
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises: No
Tender deadline: 21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Procurement method: Selective
Item 1: Delivery locations as published: England, United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates

Award decision
7 Oct 2026
Notice published
9 Oct 2026
Contract starts
12 Oct 2026
Contract ends
31 Oct 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Care Quality CommissionContracting authority Citygate, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4PA, EnglandContact name, email

Suppliers named on the notice

TONIC CONSULTANTS LIMITEDSupplier 86-90 Paul Street EC2A 4NE
Business size
SME

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

CQC EP&S 135 Attachment 03 - Appendix B - Final Award form DIRECT AWARD.v1.1_Redacted awardDocumentPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder awardAward noticeen9 Oct 2026, 12:39 BST

Source record

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice language: en
Release reference: ocds-b5fd17-3d4ddb56-2a6b-4c8d-a4a0-8b4b64c24ac6-2026-10-09T12:39:16+01:00
Published: 9 Oct 2026
Latest update: 9 Oct 2026
Procedure reference: ocds-b5fd17-3d4ddb56-2a6b-4c8d-a4a0-8b4b64c24ac6
Contract reference: ocds-b5fd17-3d4ddb56-2a6b-4c8d-a4a0-8b4b64c24ac6-1