Published date: 28 January 2016
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Administration services - 75100000
Location of contract
London
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
C0079-SK-COMMS
Published date
28 January 2016
Closing date
15 February 2016
Contract start date
19 February 2016
Contract end date
31 December 2017
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Electoral Commission would like to procure a service provider to plan, organise and administer a visitors' programme for international delegates observing the European Union Referendum.
The service provider will be responsible for organising and delivering a programme of activity in the week of the European Union Referendum, including the day of the poll. This will include responsibility for running a briefing day event and a schedule of accompanied group visits to observe at polling stations and count proceedings. A report will also be produced by the service provider, drawing on direct comments and feedback from delegates.
We are looking for an organisation(s) which can rely on its own established networks to deliver this project. In particular, the service provider should have:
•a strong understanding of electoral administration in the UK;
•links with the international electoral community;
•a good track record of delivering projects of this kind; and
•the flexibility to adapt to variables in the project (such as timescales).
At the time of writing, the date for the European Union Referendum has not yet been announced. The Electoral Commission must be prepared for a range of scenarios in relation to the timing of the poll. For the purposes of this tender, service providers are asked to use a working assumption that the earliest date for the referendum poll, as it stands, is Thursday 16 June 2016 but with the flexibility to deliver an international visitors' programme at any point between then and the end of 2017. We appreciate this has implications for planning and scheduling and we want to appoint an organisation that has the capability and flexibility to manage this effectively.
We welcome recommendations on location(s) and approach but would like to see Manchester costed as one option for the location of the briefing event. Further information can be found in the Scope of Work.
The project is separate from, but designed to complement, the accreditation scheme for election observers administered by the Electoral Commission
More information
Links
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- http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/information-for-suppliers/new-invitations-to-tender
- Tender notice
- Tender for International Visitors' Programme for the European Union Referendum
Award information
Awarded date
24 February 2016
Contract start date
19 February 2016
Contract end date
31 December 2017
Total value of contract
£32,394
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Dods Parliamentary Communications
Address
21 Dartmouth Street
Westminster
London
SW1H 98PReference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Suzanne King
Address
3 Bunhill Row
London
EC1Y 8YZ
England
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Closing: 15 February 2016