PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Dementia Consultation

Care Quality Commission · published 9 Oct 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release IDde6d9278-965f-46b5-b95b-ea78d4a702e8-917254
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-3d4ddb56-2a6b-4c8d-a4a0-8b4b64c24ac6
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-238199
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£66,160
award field
Tender value
£66,160
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
services
CPV
73000000
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery
England, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

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

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release9 Oct 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published11 Oct 2026
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published21 Sept 2026End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published11 Oct 2026
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Oct 2027
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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Published name only

TONIC CONSULTANTS LIMITED

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 9 Oct 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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