Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Office for National Statistics
Government Buildings, Cardiff Road
Newport
NP10 8XG
Contact
Darren Bone
Telephone
+44 1633582408
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Office for National Statistics
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
PU-21-0140 - Services Related to COVID-19
Reference number
PU-21-0140
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72300000 - Data services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Office for National Statistics ('ONS') had a requirement to procure Services related to COVID-19. ONS was commissioned in April 2020 to conduct the COVID-19 Infection Survey, collecting the data which informs HMG's policies and operational interventions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. CIS is a repeated cross-sectional household survey with additional serial sampling and longitudinal follow-up, which provides an estimate of the proportion and number of people living in private households who would have had COVID-19 in the last week based on trend modelling. The study is led by DHSC and ONS and draws on the world leading scientific expertise of the University of Oxford. CIS is the flagship surveillance study and the key source of COVID-19 infection data, incidence and antibody prevalence in UK communities.
ONS works with key stakeholder partners; PHE, PHS, PHW, the Joint Biosecurity Centre, Ministers, SAGE, and the wider UK Test & Trace programmes to inform required policy and operational interventions.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £710,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
- 63521000 - Freight transport agency services
- 72310000 - Data-processing services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79311100 - Survey design services
- 79311210 - Telephone survey services
- 79311300 - Survey analysis services
- 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority required a Provider as an Integrator to supply and manage an integrated service for the CIS to households in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to be made up of the Services listed below:
• Supply and integration of Study Workers to conduct fieldwork and their management, including the provision of trained phlebotomists
• The provision of data and Management Information
• Contact Centre
• Courier, Logistics and Warehousing
two.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion - Name: Programme/Quality / Weighting: 30%
Cost criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 40%
Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 30%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract was advertised and awarded as a 10-month contract with the option for a 12 month extension.
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-001035
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
PU-21-0140
Title
Services Related to Covid-19
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 May 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
IQVIA Limited
3 Forbury Place, 23 Forbury Road
Reading
RG1 3JH
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £710,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £710,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
Country
United Kingdom