Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Care Quality Commission
8HN02
Citygate, Gallowgate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4PA
UK
Contact person: Commercial and Contracts Team
E-mail: commercialcontracts@cqc.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.cqc.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.cqc.org.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Increasing feedback through digital advertising
Reference number: CQC EPS 117
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79341400
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) requires a supplier that specialises in digital marketing to support our planned public behaviour change campaign work in the 26/27 business year.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
232 800.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79340000
79340000
79341000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This procurement was undertaken through the CCS Communications Marketplace DPS (RM6124) following the Further Competition process.<br/><br/>The Contract is awarded for an initial period of 12 months with an option to extend for up to 24 months at 12 month intervals.<br/><br/>Total Awarded Value is maximum of all charges including any optional contract extensions.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 75
Price
/ Weighting:
25
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend for up to a further 24 months at 12 month intervals, for a total contract term of 36 months including optional extensions.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-020038
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/04/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Barley Communications Limited
10043675
71-75 Shelton Street
London
WC2H 9JQ
UK
Telephone: +44 7949607029
NUTS: UKI3
Internet address(es)
URL: www.barleycommunications.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 232 800.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Rolls Building, Fetter Lane
London
EC4A 1NL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/courts-tribunals/technology-and-construction-court
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/04/2026