Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2017-09-08
Buyer: Office for National Statistics
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34000000 | 72000000 | 79000000
Estimated value: 13000000 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Obchodní služby: právní, marketingové, poradenské služby, nábor zaměstnanců, tiskařské a bezpečnostní služby
Forretningstjenesteydelser: forskrifter, markedsføring, rådgivning, rekruttering, trykning og sikkerhed
Επιχειρηματικές υπηρεσίες: νομικές, μάρκετινγκ, παροχής συμβουλών, πρόσληψης, εκτύπωσης και ασφάλειας
Servicios a empresas: legislación, mercadotecnia, asesoría, selección de personal, imprenta y seguridad
Servizi per le imprese: servizi giuridici, di marketing, di consulenza, di reclutamento, di stampa e di sicurezza
Uzņēmējdarbības pakalpojumi: tiesības, tirgzinība, konsultēšana, darbinieku vervēšana, iespiešana un drošība
Podnikateľské služby: právo, marketing, konzultácie, nábor pracovníkov, tlačiarenské a bezpečnostné služby
In order to assist with the delivery of the Programme, the Contracting Authority is seeking to source and appoint up to three Service Providers who will provide the Contracting Authority with the technical consultancy and design services (the ‘Services’) and further provide the Programme with experienced, industry-led ‘intelligent client’ function that will assist with providing advice and assurance during Programme planning and delivery.
The Contracting Authority requires Programme-level strategic and delivery advice, consultancy and insight in direct support of the Programme Senior Leadership Team. For clarity, the Contracting Authority is not looking for a partner to deliver project outputs but to provide technical expertise and experience to enable successful completion of the Programme.
Delivering the 2021 Census will involve the Contracting Authority establishing a Field Force of upto 47 000 employees. To assist with this challenge, the Service Provider on this Lot may be asked to work with the Contracting Authority's own in-house capability and provide technical consultancy, advisory (assurance) and design services across some or all of the following areas:
Full details of the scope of the Services that the Contracting Authority is seeking to procure via this Lot are included in the procurement documents.
The Contracting Authority envisages that the Framework Agreement for this Lot will be delivered by a single Service Provider that has access to (and may therefore be able to provide) the full range of the Services that may be required by the Contracting Authority on this Lot. Full details of the scope of the services required are contained within the procurement documents.
In undertaking the 2021 Census, the Contracting Authority anticipates using several digital and technological solutions to deliver a solution capable of supporting the delivery of the predominantly online census. The activities in this area will be led by the Contracting Authority's in-house digital, technology and methodology directorate.
To assist with delivering this challenge, the Service Provider on this Lot may be asked to work with the Contracting Authority's own in-house capability and provide technical consultancy, advisory (assurance) and design services across some or all of the following areas:
Full details of the scope of the Services that the Contracting Authority is seeking to procure via this Lot are included in the procurement documents.


Winner: Ernst & Young LLP
Award value: 13000000
Number of bids: 3