# Research & Policy Development

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Care Quality Commission](/buyers/care-quality-commission/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Catalyze Limited
- Award value: £46,080
- Tender value: £38,400
- Award date: 7 January 2019
- Published: 14 February 2019
- Contract start: 14 January 2019
- Contract end: 31 May 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 0ddf96db-bcc2-44d0-8ee2-75255f424bbe-269849
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3b79e417-5859-49b4-b1fb-bee27123747e

## Description

procure an external supplier, who will deliver the initial phase of this project, known as the "research phase"\. The successful bidder is likely to be a supplier with specialist knowledge and expertise in innovation, preferably in the context of the health and social care sectors\. This work is essential to support CQC's strategic priority to "encourage improvement, innovation, and sustainability"\. It will enable us to develop our regulatory approach to technological innovation in health and social care\. By commissioning this work, we will be able to deliver our business plan commitments to "develop our approach to regulating new and emerging technologies, including digital and online services", and to "continue to develop CQC's approach to encouraging innovation"\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0ddf96db-bcc2-44d0-8ee2-75255f424bbe-269849)