Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d0c-4de5-73a2-9878-97dec2e49156/adult-social-care-safety-management-system-practices

awarded GB restricted procedure

# Adult Social Care Safety Management System Practices

[Care Quality Commission](https://tendernation.io/buyers/care-quality-commission)

Open field Pays 100% within 30 days

Estimated value

£119,598

Published

21 Oct 2025

Deadline

Closed

30 Jul 2025

## About this tender

### 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 classification

Research services

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/a4af877c-b9a5-4cfe-9484-400140a1d336)

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