Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Office for National Statistics
Government Buildings,Cardiff Road
NEWPORT
NP108XG
UK
Contact person: Natalie Rogers
Telephone: +44 1633456355
E-mail: natalie.rogers@ons.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ons.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/Home
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Other: Government
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Services Relating to Managing Statistical Output Quality
Reference number: PU-24-0226
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Contracting Authority seeks to address issues which have been identified through analysis of the SQMM (Statistical Quality Maturity Model) and QiPs (Quality Improvement Plans). These issues are largely around handovers and manual steps in processes. Producing statistics of high quality is vital to ONS: an essential part of its role and fundamental to UK Government policy design. However, their analysis has identified weaknesses in end-to-end processes which create risks to their ability to ensure that they continue to maintain high quality statistical outputs.
ONS statistical production has grown organically over many years, resulting in bespoke processes for each output that are tailored to very specific data and methods with many subject matter experts as single points of knowledge.
Suppliers will need to register on the Authority's e-tendering portal here: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/Home to access the tender documentation and participate in the procurement.
Please follow the above Intend link and search for the ITT;
'Provision of Services Relating to Managing Statistical Output Quality'.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73000000
79400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contracting Authority seeks to address issues which have been identified through analysis of the SQMM (Statistical Quality Maturity Model) and QiPs (Quality Improvement Plans). These issues are largely around handovers and manual steps in processes. Producing statistics of high quality is vital to ONS: an essential part of its role and fundamental to UK Government policy design. However, their analysis has identified weaknesses in end-to-end processes which create risks to their ability to ensure that they continue to maintain high quality statistical outputs.
ONS statistical production has grown organically over many years, resulting in bespoke processes for each output that are tailored to very specific data and methods with many subject matter experts as single points of knowledge.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 6
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
28/05/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
28/05/2024
Local time: 12:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Suppliers will need to register on the Authority's e-tendering portal here: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/Home to access the tender documentation and participate in the procurement.
Please follow the above Intend link and search for the ITT;
'Provision of Services Relating to Managing Statistical Output Quality'.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Office for National Statistics
Newport
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/05/2024