Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Angus Council
Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park
Forfar
DD8 1AP
UK
Telephone: +44 3452777778
E-mail: Procurement@angus.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM71
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.angus.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00236
I.1) Name and addresses
Dundee City Council
Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street
Dundee
DD1 1QE
UK
Telephone: +44 1382434000
E-mail: eprocurement@dundeecity.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM71
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.dundeecity.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00220
I.1) Name and addresses
Perth & Kinross Council
2 High Street
Perth
PH1 5PH
UK
Telephone: +44 1738475000
E-mail: contracts@pkc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM77
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.pkc.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00372
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Election Services
Reference number: AC-24-089-LD
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72140000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Angus Council, Dundee City Council and Perth & Kinross Council has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider or providers for the provision of Electoral Services from 2025 initially to 2028 to cover any Scottish Parliamentary Elections, UK Parliamentary Elections, Local Government Elections, Local Government By Elections or Referendum.
This is to include:
1. Printing and Issuing of Postal Voting Packs and Printing of Ordinary and Tendered Ballot Packs.
2. Absent Vote Personal Identifier Verification System (PVMS)
3. Printing and Postage of Poll Cards
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
595 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Combination of provision for Lots 1, 2 and 3
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79820000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM71
UKM77
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Combination of provision for Lots 1, 2 and 3 buy a single supplier
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
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
Contract notice for all three lots with total contract value noted just for Angus Council. Dundee and Perth to issue their own notice
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
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-012292
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 4
Title: Combination of provision for Lots 1, 2 and 3
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/10/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Idox Software Ltd
Unit 5, Woking 8, Forsyth Road
Woking
GU21 5SB
UK
Telephone: +44 033301111200
Fax: +44 033301111200
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.idoxgroup.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 595 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 66 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Idox do not offer their own Print or postage Service to fulfil Lots 1 & 3 on their own therefore this will be carried out by Adare in conjunction with Idox
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Contract Award Notice is regarding Angus Council anticipated spend over the full contract lifetime.
Dundee and Perth will publish their own notice to align with their own corporate governance requirements
(SC Ref:820525)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Forfar Sheriff Court
Sheriff Court House, Market Street
Forfar
DD8 3LA
UK
Telephone: +44 1307462186
E-mail: forfar@scotcourts.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.scotcourts.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Single Point of Enquiry (SPoE) Scottish Government Procurement and Commercial Division
The Scottish Government, 7th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw
Glasgow
G2 8LU
UK
Telephone: +44 1412425466
E-mail: spoeprocurement@gov.scot
Internet address(es)
URL: www.gov.scot
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Angus Council
Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park
Forfar
DD8 1AP
UK
Telephone: +44 3452777778
E-mail: Procurement@angus.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.angus.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/01/2026