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Facilitation of Public Engagement Events

OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS

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ContractTermination

16 Jun 2025 at 12:58

UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
Award

01 Apr 2025 at 17:50

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Office for National Statistics, a central government authority based in Newport, United Kingdom, initiated a tender process for the facilitation of public engagement events. This contract involved seminar organisation services, covering regional stakeholder events in London, Cardiff, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Belfast, as part of their effort to harmonise the standards for sex and gender identity data collection. The procurement process followed a limited competition method below the threshold, with Human Capital Index Limited awarded the contract, which was active from 27th March to 31st May 2025, with the contract signed on 26th March. The contract reached completion with a gross value of £36,000.

This tender provides substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in seminar organisation and event facilitation. Companies with expertise in managing stakeholder events and understanding data harmonisation principles would be well-suited to compete for similar contracts. SMEs in the services category, especially those familiar with public consultation and government statistical processes, can leverage such opportunities to grow their business by establishing themselves as reliable service providers to public authorities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Facilitation of Public Engagement Events

Notice Description

Facilitation of Stakeholder Engagement Events supporting the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Government Statistical Service (GSS) Harmonisation team's discovery phase toward establishing harmonised standards for sex and gender identity data collection across government. The harmonisation of principles ensures consistency in definition and classification used in data collection across the Government. Discovery phase of work encompasses the: * Designing and facilitating of 5 Regional Stakeholder Events (London, Cardiff, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Belfast) aimed at gathering diverse perspectives from data users, collectors, processors, and respondents to inform research on user and respondent needs. * Recognising the potentially divergent viewpoints on these topics, the facilitation will focus on identifying sufficient common ground to progress ONS's user research. * Deliverables include: o Two one-hour design sessions with ONS in March to develop the agenda and facilitation approach o One 30-minute preparatory session with the team and Director General, and o Facilitation of five 3-hour events (each followed by a 30- minute debrief).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fbaa
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032613-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79951000 - Seminar organisation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£30,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jun 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Mar 202511 months ago
Contract Period
27 Mar 2025 - 31 May 2025 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Terminated

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
Additional Buyers

MISSING

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
commercialteam@ons.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
NEWPORT
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

HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX LIMITED T/A LABYRINTH COACHING AND COUNSELLING

Further Information

Notice Documents

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