Follow up work to Care Provider Alliance recommendations

Official notice

Authority: Care Quality Commission (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£64,400published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Oct 2025no call for competition

Awarded to The National Care Forum

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Follow up work to the Care Provider Alliance (CPA) recommendations for co-design activity on the assessment framework for Adult Social Care.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

79410000 Business and management consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 9 Oct 2025, 15:48 BST
Last source update: 9 Oct 2025, 15:48 BST
Authority reference: CQC OPS 007
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-063840
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05abe7 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
9 Oct 2025, 15:48 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £64,4001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The National Care ForumSMEVCSE	£64,400 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Follow up work to Care Provider Alliance recommendations · The National Care ForumSMEVCSE
Signed
1 Oct 2025
Value
£64,400
Period
1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2026 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The contract includes one optional extension period of up to 6 months. This may be used if the project timeline is delayed.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Care Quality Commission

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: 8HN02 · GB-PPON: PBJZ-7139-JTHN Citygate, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE1 4PAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

The National Care ForumAwarded supplier 1st Floor, Friars House, Manor House Drive, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 2TEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender9 Oct 2025, 15:48 BST