# Experts by Experience

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Care Quality Commission.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Care Quality Commission](/buyers/care-quality-commission/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Choice Support](/suppliers/choice-support/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £8,742,856
- Tender value: £10,000,000
- Award date: 26 March 2026
- Published: 2 April 2026
- Contract start: 1 April 2026
- Contract end: 31 March 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 887e5f1d-5263-4d01-a0c6-5d3b51214d08-891646
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-18129da2-e172-4029-ae07-72f06a6cebab

## Description

The Care Quality Commission \(CQC\) is the independent regulator of health and social care in England\. We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and we encourage care services to improve\. We monitor, inspect and regulate services and publish what we find\. Where we find poor care, we will use our powers to take action\. CQC has a legal duty under the Health and Social Care Act to involve people in the way it works\. The Health and Social Care Act 2008, specifies that CQC can 'arrange for any of its functions to be exercised by, or with the assistance of, service users and carers'\. The Experts by Experience contracts are key mechanisms used by CQC to achieve this\. Lot 1 CQC Experts by Experience Services: this lot is for support to regulatory activity conducted by subject matter experts with lived experience of specific healthcare or social care needs\. Lot 2 CQC Public Engagement Network: this lot is for developing and maintaining and expanding the public engagement network and organising related events\. Contract Reference: CQC EPS 102 Additional information: Previous notice about this procurement https://www\.contractsfinder\.service\.gov\.uk/Notice/27d41508-d1b7-4d5f-9cac-ce6b17134a08 Published date: 21 February 2025 For further details for each awarded lot, please use the link to the Find a Tender Service Contract Award Notice: https://www\.find-tender\.service\.gov\.uk/Notice/031156-2026

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/887e5f1d-5263-4d01-a0c6-5d3b51214d08-891646)