Published date: 6 December 2019

Last edited date: 6 December 2019

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 9 January 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Data analysis services - 72316000

  • Research services - 73110000

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

Any region

Procurement reference

EME- CCZZ19A76

Published date

6 December 2019

Closing date

9 January 2020

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Cabinet Office wishes to engage a supplier to monitor the publication of tenders and awards on Contracts Finder in order to improve the quality of data.

Legislation requires UK bodies to publish procurement and contracting data on two key websites; Tenders Electronic Daily (OJEU) for procurement above the EU publication threshold and to Contracts Finder for the majority of non-devolved public procurement above certain low-value thresholds (set out in Part 4 of the Public Contracts Regulations).

Similar portals exist for publication of opportunities by devolved functions in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. There are a large number of regional/specialist portals where opportunities are also advertised.

Areas of interest

Procurement activity that isn't advertised on Contracts Finder
The Authority seeks to determine the extent of in scope procurement activity that is not published on Contracts Finder.

Awarded Opportunities
The Authority seeks to determine the extent of the gap between awarded opportunities and publication on Contracts Finder.

Publication of above threshold Contract notices and awards to Contracts Finder
The Authority seeks to determine the extent of the gap between publication on Tenders Electronic Daily and publication on Contracts Finder.

Publication of tender documents and Contract documents on Contracts Finder
It is a policy requirement that central Government bodies, their NDPBs and Agencies publish tender documents and contract documents (attached to opportunity and award notices, respectively) on Contracts Finder. We would like to determine the extent to which this policy is being followed.

Optional Requirements
Optional - Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) Code Use
To establish the extent to which the CPV codes used on Contracts Finder notices is inconsistent with the notice description.

Optional - Other data issues
The Authority would also welcome input on the information required to address other data quality issues that may be impacting our stakeholders' ability to drive value from Contracts Finder data.

A full description is attached.

Route to Market

The Authority intends to run a call off competition from the CCS's Research Marketplace Dynamic Purchasing System.

Interested suppliers are invited to complete a bid pack for registration on the DPS available at: https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps#research

The Authority recommends that suppliers submit bid packs by 13 December 2019 (to allow time for assessment for admission to the DPS and for any clarifications to be resolved).

Suppliers must be on the DPS by 9 January 2020 to be considered for this requirement. The Authority anticipates commencing the sourcing event on the Research Marketplace DPS on 13 January 2020.

For any issues with registration please contact:
Email: researchmarketplace@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Telephone: 0845 299 2994
Or use the "Contact Us" tab at the foot of the Supplier Registration Service (SRS).

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Cabinet Office Transparency in Procurement Team

Address

Rosebery Court
Norwich
NR70HS
England

Telephone

0845 299 2994

Email

researchmarketplace@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Website

https://supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dps#research