AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Care Quality Commission awarded a direct call-off under GCA’s RM6342 framework, Lot 3, for venue-finding and supporting services for meetings, conferences and events. The named supplier is Calder Conferences Limited.
Published outcomeAward notice published; award status is active. The published record gives a planned contract period from 21 November 2026 to 20 November 2030.
Market significanceThe notice reports a maximum total awarded value of £3,333,333, including optional extensions, over a stated 48-month period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CALDER CONFERENCES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-64165cb5-94e1-46ac-8ac0-fcdac8b0d2de-1 · Lots RM6342 Lot 3 - Venue Find and Supporting Services for Meetings, Conferences and Events · 3333333 GBP · active
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The active award names CALDER CONFERENCES LIMITED as supplier. Supplier verification identifies company number 03702902 by exact-name match. The £3,333,333 award value is associated with this single award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice_type: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-64165cb5-94e1-46ac-8ac0-fcdac8b0d2de-1 has status active.
Award decision date
98% confidence16 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Published date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-08T16:34:00+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceNot stated
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No explicit signature or execution date is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Maximum total awarded value
99% confidence£3,333,333
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Tender and award value are 3333333 GBP; the description states this is the maximum of all charges including optional contract extensions.
Value basis
99% confidenceMaximum value including optional extensions
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Process description states: 'Total Awarded Value is maximum of all charges including any optional contract extensions.'
Pricing breakdown
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence18 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-08-18T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence16 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Planned contract start
98% confidence21 November 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate: 2026-11-21T00:00:00Z.
Planned contract end
98% confidence20 November 2030
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Award and tender contractPeriod endDate: 2030-11-20T23:59:59Z.
Stated term
98% confidence48 months
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Process description states that the contract is awarded for a total period of 48 months.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceVenue-finding and supporting services for meetings, conferences and events
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Process title and description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 63516000 - Travel management services
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Tender classification: CPV 63516000.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies region England and country United Kingdom.
Framework lot
99% confidenceRM6342, Lot 3 - Venue Find and Supporting Services for Meetings, Conferences and Events
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Process description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceDirect award call-off from a framework agreement
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Process description states the procurement used the Direct Award Process under GCA RM6342; procurementMethodDetails is 'Call-off from a framework agreement'.
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Process procurement_method: selective.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice; the stated route is direct award.
Evaluation and award rationale
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract reference
99% confidenceCQC CPS 084
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Process description.
Term
98% confidence48 months stated
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Process description; dates run from 21 November 2026 to 20 November 2030.
Optional extensions
98% confidenceReferenced, but terms not supplied
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The description says the maximum value includes optional contract extensions, without specifying their duration or structure.
SME suitability
95% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability
95% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
99% confidenceFramework direct award for venue-related event support
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The notice identifies GCA RM6342 Lot 3 and a Direct Award Process.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe reported £3,333,333 is a ceiling maximum, not evidence of committed or spent expenditure
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The notice explicitly describes total awarded value as the maximum of all charges, including optional extensions.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract conclusion
99% confidenceThe record is an award notice with an active award; it does not explicitly evidence contract signature or execution.
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Notice type is Awarded contract notice; no signature field or explicit execution statement is supplied.
Options detail
98% confidenceOptional extensions are included in the maximum value, but their duration and conditions are not published.
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Process description references optional extensions without further terms.
Lot allocation
98% confidenceNo structured lot IDs or individual lot allocation data are supplied; the framework Lot 3 reference is stated in the description.
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lots is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: pricing, volumes, service levels, bid count, scores and award rationale.
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No such fields are present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published award notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed or executed.
- Optional extensions are referenced, but their terms and duration are not supplied.
- No structured lot allocation, pricing breakdown, volumes, performance requirements, bidder count, evaluation scores or award rationale is published.
- The £3,333,333 figure is reported as a maximum value including optional extensions, rather than confirmed spend.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Care Quality CommissionCalder Conferences Limitedvenue find servicesRM6342direct awardmeetings conferences eventsContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the CQC venue find services award?
CALDER CONFERENCES LIMITED, verified in the supplied supplier data as company number 03702902.
What is the reported value of the award?
£3,333,333 maximum, including charges associated with any optional extensions.
When is the planned contract period?
21 November 2026 to 20 November 2030.
Was this competitively tendered?
The notice states that CQC used a direct award process under the GCA RM6342 framework; bid-count and evaluation information are not supplied.
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