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Census Public Awareness and Engagement Campaign - AWARD

OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS

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06 Feb 2018 at 10:16

Summary of the contracting process

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is conducting the Census Public Awareness and Engagement Campaign as part of a major public procurement initiative. The tender focuses on providing advertising campaign services, primarily in the marketing sector, to ensure a high response rate for the 2021 Census in England and Wales. The procurement is currently in the Award stage, with the contract period starting on 4th December 2017 and concluding on 31st March 2018. The tender was officially closed on 12th September 2017, and it adopts a selective procurement method under a restricted procedure.

This campaign offers significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in marketing and advertising services. Companies capable of developing engaging public awareness campaigns, especially those with experience in digital marketing and community outreach, would be well-suited to compete. The focus on creating mass appeal while targeting niche audiences presents an excellent growth opportunity for innovative firms eager to influence public behaviour and engagement on a national scale.

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Notice Title

Census Public Awareness and Engagement Campaign - AWARD

Notice Description

The Census is a nationally significant event, capturing key population and social data. The insight generated underpins decisions and policies, and census data underpins almost every population statistic that is used by government, charities, the private sector and the media. The census, and ONS statistics in general, have a long history of highlighting key trends and issues that often form the basis of societal development and change, for example the Care Act (2014) was primarily as a result of the 2011 Census which highlighted the plight of unpaid carers. From a marketing perspective, this is one of the most unique, challenging and exciting campaigns to be involved in; it is one of the biggest public campaigns in the UK, targeting and engaging with everyone to drive a 94% response rate across nearly 27m households in England and Wales. In 2021 the Census will be predominantly digital, with an aspiration for 75% of the Public to complete their census online (which, if successful, will set a new international benchmark for online completion). This will necessitate a significant change of behaviour from 2011, when only around 11% completed their census questionnaire online. The challenge is to generate a marketing program that changes attitudes, then captures the Public's attention and motivates them to complete their Census and advocate to friends and family. At the same time, the Client is on a mission to make statistics interesting and relevant, contextualizing them in everyday peoples' lives, bringing out the human side. There is only one chance to get the Census right, so it has to be right first time. The Marketing Task The challenge is to create a campaign that can simultaneously create mass appeal and translate down to (umbrella) niche groups and communities, starting now and building at key points where it is necessary to drive response (ie 2019 rehearsal and 2021 census events). The Client needs to establish a strategic and practical approach that will enables it to create as much clarity and certainty for the Programme as possible, enabling our colleagues in operations and public support to refine their models and activities to support the public/ people effectively throughout their census journey.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c54fea79-da6b-4ffb-bee8-a31b7d0b0765
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79341400 - Advertising campaign services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Feb 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
12 Sep 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Nov 20178 years ago
Contract Period
4 Dec 2017 - 31 Mar 2018 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GWENT
Postcode
NP10 8XG
Post Town
Newport
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Newport
Electoral Ward
Tredegar Park and Marshfield
Westminster Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FOUR COMMUNICATIONS GROUP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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