Business Growth Consultancy

From Registration
to Fully Occupied.

Most care providers don't struggle because they deliver poor care. They struggle because nobody has shown them how the commissioning system actually works. That changes here.

20+
Years of specialist experience in CQC & Ofsted regulated services
£26k
Annual revenue generated by a single 20-hour domiciliary client placement — your £4,500 diagnostic programme pays for itself in under three weeks
5 Tiers
Structured service model covering every stage, from new provider to fully occupied, rated Outstanding
The real problem

Compliance alone won't fill your service.

You have secured CQC registration. You have invested in policies, procedures, and your registered manager. You may even have your first inspection rating. But the referrals are not coming — and you cannot understand why.

The answer is structural, not operational. Local authority commissioners, brokerage teams, and discharge planners do not find providers through social media or leaflets. They work through dynamic purchasing systems, spot purchase frameworks, and established relationships.

If you are not visible within that system, you do not exist — regardless of the quality of your care.

"The primary failure mode for new care providers is not effort. It is not even care quality. It is a fundamental misunderstanding of how the commissioning pathway actually works — and who you need to be speaking to." — Godfrey Mushandu, CEO, Care Quality Support
Our expertise

The consultancy that covers the full journey

Most consultancies offer compliance or marketing. CQS is the only specialist consultancy in the sector that covers regulatory compliance, governance, tender writing, commissioner engagement, and now structured business growth — under one roof, with twenty years of frontline experience.

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CQC & Ofsted Compliance
20 years of compliance expertise across domiciliary care, supported living, children's homes, and supported accommodation for 16–17-year-olds. Policies and procedures benchmarked at Outstanding level.
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Tender Writing & Bid Support
Specialist tender and quality narrative writing for DPS frameworks, spot purchase contracts, and LA commissioning frameworks. Proven track record securing contracts across the UK.
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Home Office & Immigration Compliance
Expert guidance on sponsor licence applications, right-to-work obligations, and Home Office compliance audits for health and social care employers.
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Quality Assurance Audits
Structured mock inspection audits and quality assurance frameworks aligned to the CQC Single Assessment Framework and Ofsted SCCIF — identifying gaps before inspectors do.
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Commissioner Engagement Strategy
Direct experience navigating local authority brokerage teams, DPS applications, and placement frameworks — translating regulatory credibility into actual referrals and occupied beds.
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Workforce & Recruitment
Recruitment strategy and workforce readiness guidance aligned to Skills for Care standards, helping providers build the stable, qualified teams that commissioners expect to see.
Service tiers

A structured pathway
to sustainable growth

Five service tiers designed to meet you where you are — from initial diagnostic through to long-term strategic partnership.

1
Entry Point & Lead Qualifier
Business Growth Diagnostic
A structured two-to-three hour consultancy session — delivered remotely or in person — providing a comprehensive audit of your current position and a written action report with prioritised recommendations. This is the right starting point for every provider, regardless of size or stage.
Client acquisition audit Referral pathway analysis Commissioner readiness review Digital presence audit Written action report CQC/Ofsted readiness assessment
Fixed investment
£497–£750
One-off session
3
Per-Submission Service
Tender Writing & Submission
Expert tender and quality narrative writing for LA framework contracts, DPS submissions, and spot purchase tenders. Priced per submission, with larger contracts available at a percentage of anticipated annual contract value — typically one to three per cent.
Quality narrative writing Method statement drafting Pricing strategy guidance Submission review
Per tender
£750–
£2,500
Based on complexity
4
For New & Unrated Providers
Commissioner Ready Package
A targeted fixed-fee package that solves the unrated provider catch-22 — giving new CQC-registered providers the tools, documentation, and structured strategy to secure their first placements before receiving a formal inspection rating.
Commissioner Introduction Pack Provider Profile document DPS application documentation Pre-inspection evidence file Referral outreach templates 90-day action plan
Fixed fee
£1,500–
£2,500
One-off deliverable
5
Long-Term Strategic Partnership
Annual Business Growth Partner
For established providers with serious growth ambitions. A retained annual partnership delivering quarterly business reviews, ongoing tender support, annual strategy and compliance audits, and priority access to the CQS team — positioning us as a genuine strategic partner within your business.
Quarterly business reviews Up to 4 tenders per year Annual marketing strategy review Annual compliance audit Priority access to CQS team
Annual contract
£6,000–
£12,000
Per year
How it works

A clear, structured pathway from enquiry to growth

Every engagement begins with a diagnostic. Everything else follows logically from there.

01
Book the Diagnostic
A fixed-fee, two-to-three hour structured consultancy session. Remote or in person. Book directly via the link below — no long sales process, no obligation beyond the session itself.
02
Receive Your Report
Within five working days you receive a written action report with a clear, prioritised set of recommendations specific to your service, your location, and your current commissioning position.
03
Choose Your Programme
Based on your diagnostic findings, we will recommend the most appropriate next tier. Most clients move into either the Commissioner Ready Package or the Business Growth Programme.
04
Build & Sustain Growth
With structured support in place, you are engaging the right commissioning channels, submitting credible tenders, and building the referral relationships that generate sustained occupancy — not one-off placements.

The numbers make the case better than we can.

A single new domiciliary care client at twenty hours per week, at an average rate of £25 per hour, generates £500 per week — or £26,000 per year. Our three-month Business Growth Programme at £4,500 pays for itself with less than three weeks of one new client's care hours.

For supported living, a single bed placement can generate between £35,000 and £70,000 per year in supported living fees alone. The question is not whether to invest in structured growth support. The question is how long you can afford not to.

£26k
Annual revenue from one 20-hour domiciliary client
3wks
Time for one new client to recover your programme investment
£70k
Potential annual value of a single supported living placement
£497
Entry point — your first step toward structured growth
Start here

The first step is a conversation, not a commitment.

You do not need to know which tier is right for you before you get in touch. That is precisely what the Business Growth Diagnostic is designed to establish.

If you are a new, unrated provider who cannot secure placements — we have a structured, proven pathway for that. If you are an established provider with Good or Outstanding but operating below full capacity — we will identify exactly why and build a plan to address it.

If you are an existing CQS compliance or policy client who has never engaged our commercial growth services, now is the right time to have that conversation. You already have the compliance foundations. We will help you build the revenue on top of them.

"From registration to Outstanding — and from Outstanding to fully occupied."

Your first step

Business Growth Diagnostic Session

A structured consultancy session that gives you absolute clarity on where your business is, what is blocking your growth, and exactly what to do next.

£497
Fixed investment
Remote or in person
Written report included
  • Full audit of your current client acquisition activity
  • CQC/Ofsted readiness and commissioner positioning review
  • Referral pathway and DPS framework analysis
  • Digital presence and tender history review
  • Prioritised written action report within five working days
Book Your Diagnostic →
Prefer to speak first? Call us on +44 20 8064 2464 — or email admin@carequalitysupport.co.uk
We respond to all enquiries within one working day.
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