Planning

Provision of ONS Field Interviewers

OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS

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Planning

05 Aug 2025 at 11:16

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Office for National Statistics (ONS), a central government authority in the UK, is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Provision of ONS Field Interviewers". This procurement falls under the services category, specifically recruitment services, and is focused on sourcing temporary field interviewers across various locations in England, Wales, and Scotland. The procurement method involves a planned framework agreement for the service period from 18th December 2025 to 17th December 2026. Key dates include the future notice date of 1st September 2025, signalling when further tender details may be published.

This tender presents a substantial business growth opportunity, especially for specialised recruitment agencies adept at sourcing contingent labour on a fixed-term basis. With an estimated contract value of £9,600,000, the project requires equipped organisations capable of providing a steady supply of qualified interviewers to meet specific area demands. Companies with expertise in recruitment services and experience in managing large-scale outsourcing contracts would be particularly well-suited to compete in this procurement, taking advantage of the framework agreement to ensure ongoing collaboration with the ONS.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of ONS Field Interviewers

Notice Description

Temporary Field Interviewers - to conduct interviews, collect household data and provide support to complete online surveys with members of the public. Field Interviewers at ONS conduct interviews, collect household data and provide support to complete online surveys with members of the public for a number of official surveys, to help inform Government about the state of the nation. Sampled addresses for ONS interviewers to visit are nationally spread and ONS currently has a fieldforce of c500 permanent interviewers. This represents a shortfall of interviewers across England, Wales & Scotland in certain locations within which Contingent labour is required on a fixed term basis to provide ONS field interviewer resource. A specialist recruitment agency is required to source and place candidates to fulfil the ONS field interviewer role in specified areas on a fixed term basis.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05816e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046088-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£8,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
18 Dec 2025 - 17 Dec 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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