Voluntary and Community Sector - Integrated Care Systems

This is a Contract Award Notice.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) require the services for the following requirement: CQC received new powers in 2021 to oversee Integrated Care Systems and learning from this project will directly support ICSs as well as care providers. One of the core purposes of Integrated Care Systems is to tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access to health and social care. The NHS England and NHS Improvement Core20PLUS5 approach aims to support the reduction of health inequalities at both national and system level. We require a supplier with access and trusted relationships with a broad range of VCS organisations that were able to engage and codesign with various population groups. The aim is to reach a wide range of people who use services across the demographic within England to enable us to hear from people in their communities.

This procurement was undertaken following the Open procedure (below threshold).

The Contract is awarded for a total period of 13 months .

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

Contract Reference: CQC PMS 004