Published date: 19 December 2017

Last edited date: 19 December 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 22 December 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Mergers and acquisition services - 66121000

  • Data services - 72300000

  • Data collection and collation services - 72314000

    • Data analysis services - 72316000

    • Data supply services - 72319000

Location of contract

NP10 8XG

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

PU 18/0205

Published date

19 December 2017

Closing date

22 December 2017

Contract start date

1 February 2018

Contract end date

31 January 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Office for National statistics (ONS) conducts the UK's Mergers and Acquisitions survey (M&A), the purpose of which is to collect and measure information on the value, number and methods of funding of mergers/demergers, joint ventures, acquisitions and disposals involving UK companies.
The ONS M&A data is compiled and produced to measure the level of investment involving UK companies within the UK and abroad. The ONS M&A survey is classified in three distinctive categories:
o UK Domestic M&A
o Inbound M&A
o Outbound M&A
The ONS is looking to explore alternative data sources that can be used to streamline the deal identification process. The aim is to utilise a single data source (database) rather than conducting the current scrutiny process across multiple media sources. If a suitable and reliable database can be found that meets the M&A surveys list of requirements then the ONS would look to utilise this as the M&A surveys main sampling frame going forward.
ONS requires Tenderers to provide comprehensive details of M&A transactions by means of providing full access to a web-based portal database or website service for three or more ONS users, to include:
o Regular daily updates made available to ONS by 9.00am daily, Monday to Friday and to include Bank Holidays
o Issue hourly alerts throughout the day to notify of updates and new M&A deal information
o Provide historic M&A deal data from 2005
Tenderers are asked to provide detailed and comprehensive information on the availability of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions eg.mergers/demergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and disposal/demerger transactions involving UK companies and businesses for:
1. Domestic M&A - UK companies acquiring, joint ventures, merging/demerging and/or disposing other UK companies
2. Inward M&A - Foreign companies acquiring, joint ventures, merging/demerging and/or disposing of UK companies
3. Outward M&A - UK companies acquiring, joint ventures, merging/demerging and/or disposing of foreign companies
Note: The UK is defined as England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Channel Islands, Isle of Man are considered as part of Europe and therefore classified as the rest of the world.
The cost of these services will be on an annual renewable subscription basis, effective from 1st February 2018 to 31st January 2019.

More information

Links

Additional text

In order to tender for this opportunity you will need to be registered on the In-Tend portal using the following link:-

Link -->> https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Clare Jones

Address

Cardiff Road
Newport
Gwent
NP10 8XG
United Kingdom

Telephone

01633 651633

Email

clare.jones@ons.gov.uk