Published date: 11 January 2019

Last edited date: 11 January 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 28 July 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Printed matter and related products - 22000000

  • Printed books, brochures and leaflets - 22100000

  • Bespoke printed matter - 22458000

    • Printed envelopes - 30199710

    • Printed window envelopes - 30199711

    • Storage services - 63121100

    • Post and courier services - 64100000

    • Data-processing services - 72310000

    • Data capture services - 72313000

    • Printing and related services - 79800000

    • Printing services - 79810000

    • Digital printing services - 79811000

    • Services related to printing - 79820000

    • Print finishing services - 79821000

    • Printing and delivery services - 79823000

    • Printing and distribution services - 79824000

    • Archive destruction services - 92512100

Location of contract

NP10 8XG

Value of contract

£0 to £65,100,000

Procurement reference

PU-17-0382 - AWARD

Published date

11 January 2019

Closing date

28 July 2017

Contract start date

22 October 2018

Contract end date

17 December 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The Contracting Authority is procuring an integrated service for the production and dispatch of up to 16 000 000 paper questionnaire packs to both households and communal establishments in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, for both the 2019 Rehearsal and 2021 Census. The Services will provide the data capture and coding on all returned paper questionnaires, as well as the coding required of residual data from the Contracting Authority's online capture system.

The Questionnaire Management Services comprise:

(1) Print Service: to support the collection of census data and census coverage survey data, the Services will print, personalise, enclose and dispatch up to 16 000 000 paper questionnaire packs. The Services will also provide the postal solutions for the dispatch of paper questionnaire packs to households and Communal Establishments in England, Wales and Northern Ireland;

(2) Data Capture and Coding Service: capture and code questionnaire data, provide secure destruction of all paper questionnaires and produce images of all captured paper questionnaires. The Services will also code residual data from the Contracting Authority's online capture system.

More information about the Contracting Authority, the Census, the Programme and the 2021 Census can be found on the Contracting Authority's website: www.ons.gov.uk

Participants should note that, in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the Contracting Authority intends to publish the Invitation to Participate (ITP) document and Agreement, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. Further information on transparency can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-and-contracting-transparency-requirements-guidance

The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right:

(i) Not to award any Contract as a result of the Procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and

(ii) To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the Participant.

Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of Participant.


Award information

Awarded date

22 October 2018

Contract start date

22 October 2018

Contract end date

17 December 2021

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Leidos Innovations UK Limited

Address

Skypark 1, 8 Elliot Place,, Glasgow , United Kingdom, G3 8EP

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Stuart Avery

Address

Cardiff Road
Newport
Gwent
NP10 8XG
United Kindom

Telephone

+44 (0)1329 444578

Email

census2021.transformation.programme@ons.gov.uk