Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Office for National Statistics
Government Buildings, Cardiff Road
Newport
NP108XG
UK
E-mail: census2021.transformation.programme@ons.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.ons.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://intendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/Home
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Census Field Force People Services Partner (CFFPSP)
Reference number: PU-18-0094
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This Procurement shall be known as the census field force people services partner (the Services). The customer has a need to appoint a supplier that will be responsible for the delivery of the Services and provide the customer with an experienced, industry-led, outsourced function. The main purpose of the Services is to assist the customer to recruit, train, payroll and HR support the estimated 37 000 Field Force required to support the 2021 Census (including the 2019 Rehearsal). Full details of the requirements for the Services are provided in the specification document contained in Appendix B, Part 2, Schedule 2 (Specification Document) of the Procurement Pack. Tenderers must ensure they understand the processes that must be followed in order to comply with the Procurement procedure. All tenders must be completed and submitted in accordance with the terms of the ITT.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
45 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Services comprise an outsourced, integrated service for the recruitment, payroll (including expenses and pension), HR and training to deliver and support up to 4 437 people and 4 821 650 hours that will make up the Field Force. The field force will be customer employees and operate throughout England and Wales. The Services cover the 2019 Rehearsal, 2019 Rehearsal Census Coverage Survey, the 2020 Address Check, 2021 Census, the 2021 Census Coverage Survey and the 2021 non-compliance operations as required by the customer in order to deliver the programme.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: Technical and commercial
/ Weighting: 70:30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PU-18-0094
Title: Census Field Force People Services Partner
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/11/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Adecco UK Ltd
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 42 440 672.05
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Chief Commercial Officer
Government Buildings, Cardiff Road
Newport
NP10 8XG
UK
E-mail: census2021.transformation.programme@ons.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.ons.gov.uk
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Office for National Statistics
Government Buildings, Cardiff Road
Newport
NP10 8XG
UK
E-mail: census2021.transformation.programme@ons.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.ons.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/12/2018