Parliamentary and Political Monitoring Services

Contract summary

Industry

• Printed matter and related products - 22000000

Location of contract

England, Wales

Value of contract

£25,800

Procurement reference

PROC.03.0153

Published date

4 January 2024

Closing date

19 March 2021

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

15 April 2021

Contract end date

14 April 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

Open tender signing up to Ofwat's Standard Terms and
Conditions for Goods and Services.

We want political monitoring to cover both England and Wales, including the London Assembly. We are also interested in high level water and wastewater activities in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
We will not require a full monitoring service for Scotland or Northern Ireland as our scope of regulation does not extend to those devolved nations. However, it is helpful to receive parliamentary questions and information on press notices regarding both Scottish Water and Northern Ireland Water. We do not require European monitoring.
Relevant information will include, but not necessarily be limited to, Westminster, Whitehall, Welsh Government and the Senedd:

• House of Commons, Lords, and Senedd business relating to water/sewerage/regulation/competition policy (including legislation, UK and Welsh Government announcements and committee activities);
• UK and Welsh Government press releases (including those from the Drinking Water Inspectorate, the Environmental Agency and Natural Resource Wales);
• Consumer bodies' press releases (e.g. Consumer Council for Water and Citizens Advice);
• Trade association press releases (e.g. Water UK, National Farmers Union);
• Other regulators (Ofgem/Office of Rail and Road/Competition and Markets Authority/ UK Regulators Network etc);
• Official publications (Acts/Bills/White papers/Green papers etc);
• Political parties' press releases and policies relating to legislation;
• General political information on regular events (e.g. Queen's Speech/Budget/Spring Statement);
• Tabled, oral and urgent questions, Ministerial Statements and Early Day Motions (EDMs);
• General information affecting all UK government departments/the Welsh Government/Civil Service;
• Manifestos, party conference coverage and press releases; and
• The London Assembly coverage should include all the above areas and highlight relevant questions and debates.

The Information received through the parliamentary monitoring service will be used as an information tool to aid us in dealing with parliamentary and Senedd issues.

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More information

Additional text

Apologies, publication of this award notice slipped through the net during heavy workload and training a member of staff

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Award information

Awarded date

14 April 2021

Contract start date

15 April 2021

Contract end date

14 April 2024

Total value of contract

£25,800

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Dods Parliamentary Communications Limited

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About the buyer

Contact name

Lena Cluxton

Address

7 Hill Street
BIRMINGHAM
B5 4UA
England

Email

lena.cluxton@ofwat.gov.uk

Website

https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/