Planning

Provision of Telematching Services

  • Office for National Statistics

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-006336

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02a032

Published 29 March 2021, 11:59am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Office for National Statistics

Government Buildings, Cardiff Road

Newport

Email

chris.tait@ext.ons.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.ons.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Production of national statistics


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Provision of Telematching Services

Reference number

PU-21-0283

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72300000 - Data services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The ONS contacts survey respondents through a variety of means including mail and telephone contacts. Following the Covid-19 pandemic telephone contacts is becoming more common. To improve the quality and quantity of available numbers the ONS is considering offering a call of contract for telematching services that will add telephone numbers to a database of addresses. The predicted value of this contract is £100K/year though spend limits are not guaranteed.This agreement will be tendered under the terms of the ONS Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Data Sources and Services including Expertise (Data SaSiE) which are available on the ONS tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/Home. If your organisation would like to receive more details of this opportunity when it is advertised then please register your interest for the DPS on in-tend and include the. As a mimimum, this opportunity will be advertised to organisations accepted for lots 22 and 23 of the the Data SaSiE.The timeline for this procurement is not confirmed but is expected to be advertised in April 2021, subject to internal budgetary and governance approvals.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £100,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72300000 - Data services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The ONS contacts survey respondents through a variety of means including mail and telephone contacts. Following the Covid-19 pandemic telephone contacts is becoming more common. To improve the quality and quantity of available numbers the ONS is considering offering a call of contract for telematching services that will add telephone numbers to a database of addresses. The predicted value of this contract is £100K/year though spend limits are not guaranteed.This agreement will be tendered under the terms of the ONS Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Data Sources and Services including Expertise (Data SaSiE) which are available on the ONS tendering portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/Home. If your organisation would like to receive more details of this opportunity when it is advertised then please register your interest for the DPS on in-tend and include the. As a mimimum, this opportunity will be advertised to organisations accepted for lots 22 and 23 of the the Data SaSiE.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

12 April 2021


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) envisage conducting a 2 stage procurement for this requirement. Further details will follow in the contract notice however Suppliers will need to register on the e-tendering portal here: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/Home to participate in the procurement. The first stage will require suppliers to apply for ONS's Dynamic Purchasing System for Data Sources and Services inc. Expertise (DPS Data SaSiE). The link can be found here: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/ProjectManage/426. This stage includes a Supplier Questionnaire in-line with ESPD and agreement to some terms relating to the DPS. ONS recommend that this process is conducted now to prevent delay when the contract notice is issued. The second stage will be the issue of the contract notice and tender pack to those suppliers registered on the DPS. This documentation will include the specification, the evaluation criteria and the draft contract including Terms and Conditions for suppliers. Please contact chris.tati@ext.ons.gov.uk if you have any questrions regarding the registration process.