Adult Social Care Safety Management System Practices

Care Quality Commission

Published: Oct 21, 2025

Updated: Jun 16, 2026

Source: uk_contracts_finder

This tender has been awarded

Awarded to I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED — £119,598

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About This Opportunity

healthcare services contract awarded in United Kingdom: Adult Social Care. By Care Quality Commission. Awarded to I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED (GBP 120K, Oct 2025).

This is a services contract in the health and medical services and Research sectors, with a focus on Primary Healthcare and Policy Research. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums, with an estimated budget of GBP 119,598.

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Description

This is a Contract Award Notice

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) require the provision of research services. The aim of the research is to:
Gauge levels of awareness, understanding of and engagement with activities we would commonly associate with Safety Management Systems (SMS) in the Adult Social Care (ASC) sector. Such as:
-Safety management policies
-Clear accountabilities and responsibilities for safety
-Hazard identification
-Incident response
-Risk mitigation measures
-Employee participation
-Management of change
-Communication of safety information
-Training of staff in safety
-Emergency preparedness
-Involving the people requiring care and support, and the public in safety considerations.

This procurement was undertaken through the CQC Research and Evaluation Framework Lot 9 - Effective Social Care, following the Further Competition Process.

The Contract is awarded for a total of 7 months.

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

Contract Reference: CQC EP&S 104. CPV: Research services (73110000). Procedure: Call-off from a framework agreement

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK Contracts Finder and was originally published on October 21, 2025. Last refreshed 8 days ago. Reference: CF-3159500D0O000000rwimUAA. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Care Quality Commission

Care Quality Commission has issued 59 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 4 currently open and 49 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Information & Communication Technology, Education & Training, and Governance & Public Administration. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK Contracts Finder and UK FTS - Find a Tender Service. Most recent publication: June 12, 2026.

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What type of contract is this?

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How much was the contract awarded for?

I.F.F RESEARCH LIMITED was awarded the contract for £119,598. The figure reflects the value disclosed by the contracting authority in the award notice.

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