Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Office for National Statistics
Government Buildings,Cardiff Road
NEWPORT
NP108XG
Contact
Natalie Rogers
Telephone
+44 1633456355
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/Home
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Government
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Services Relating to Managing Statistical Output Quality
Reference number
PU-24-0226
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Contracting Authority seeks to address issues which have been identified through analysis of the SQMM (Statistical Quality Maturity Model) and QiPs (Quality Improvement Plans). These issues are largely around handovers and manual steps in processes. Producing statistics of high quality is vital to ONS: an essential part of its role and fundamental to UK Government policy design. However, their analysis has identified weaknesses in end-to-end processes which create risks to their ability to ensure that they continue to maintain high quality statistical outputs.
ONS statistical production has grown organically over many years, resulting in bespoke processes for each output that are tailored to very specific data and methods with many subject matter experts as single points of knowledge.
Suppliers will need to register on the Authority's e-tendering portal here: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/Home to access the tender documentation and participate in the procurement.
Please follow the above Intend link and search for the ITT;
'Provision of Services Relating to Managing Statistical Output Quality'.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contracting Authority seeks to address issues which have been identified through analysis of the SQMM (Statistical Quality Maturity Model) and QiPs (Quality Improvement Plans). These issues are largely around handovers and manual steps in processes. Producing statistics of high quality is vital to ONS: an essential part of its role and fundamental to UK Government policy design. However, their analysis has identified weaknesses in end-to-end processes which create risks to their ability to ensure that they continue to maintain high quality statistical outputs.
ONS statistical production has grown organically over many years, resulting in bespoke processes for each output that are tailored to very specific data and methods with many subject matter experts as single points of knowledge.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
6
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
28 May 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
28 May 2024
Local time
12:01pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
Suppliers will need to register on the Authority's e-tendering portal here: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/Home to access the tender documentation and participate in the procurement.
Please follow the above Intend link and search for the ITT;
'Provision of Services Relating to Managing Statistical Output Quality'.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Office for National Statistics
Newport
Country
United Kingdom