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Provision of Electoral Services to the Returning Officer

ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL

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19 Sep 2023 at 10:26

Summary of the contracting process

The Aberdeen City Council has completed a tender process for the provision of Electoral Services to the Returning Officer. This procurement falls under the services category with a focus on printing and related services. The Council is acting as a central purchasing body to establish a Single Supplier Framework Agreement for itself, Aberdeenshire Council, and Highland Council. The Framework Agreement includes various services such as printing ballot papers, providing postal vote services, and electronic voting solutions.

This tender opportunity, recently awarded to Idox Software Ltd, can benefit businesses in the printing and electoral services industry. Suitable businesses would provide expertise in printing services, postal voting solutions, and electronic voting systems. With a procurement stage marked as 'cancelled', potential competitors should monitor for future opportunities in the electoral services sector, particularly in Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, and the Highlands & Islands region.

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Notice Title

Provision of Electoral Services to the Returning Officer

Notice Description

Aberdeen City Council is acting as a central purchasing body for the purpose of procuring a Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Electoral Services for the Returning Officer for itself, Aberdeenshire Council and Highland Council. Each Council will enter into seperate call-off contracts with the succesful suppliers as and when any services are required.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Acting as a Central Purchasing body on behalf of itself, Aberdeenshire Council and Highland Council, Aberdeen City Council are procuring a Single Supplier Framework for the provision of Electoral Services to the Returning Officer. The Framework Agreement is for the provision of the following services as required by each Council: - The design, production, printing, packaging and issuing of pollcasrds, postal poll cards, proxy poll cards and proxy postal poll cards - The design, production, printing, packaing and issuing of Postal Voting Packs The printing of all ordinary and tendered ballot papers - Provide a managed Postal Vote service, including opening, scanning, matching and extracting postal vote documents for the entire duration of the post vote opening project - Provision of Electronic Voting and Counting System Solution(s) - Provision of a Counting System Further details of all services to be provided are detailed in the Invitation to Tender documentation.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0401e5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027600-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

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


CPV Codes

22458000 - Bespoke printed matter

22821000 - Electoral forms

79800000 - Printing and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,100,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Sep 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL

THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
cpssprocurement@aberdeencity.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1463702563, +44 1467539600

Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
AB16 5GB
Post Town
Aberdeen
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM2 Highlands and Islands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM20 Highlands and Islands
Delivery Location
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, TLM6 Highlands and Islands

Local Authority
Highland
Electoral Ward
Inverness West
Westminster Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IDOX SOFTWARE

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