Planning

Provision of Alcohol Data for On and Off Trade

OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS

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Planning

24 Nov 2025 at 14:00

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement 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 tender for the "Provision of Alcohol Data for On and Off Trade." This procurement seeks data services to support the ONS's estimate of household expenditure on alcoholic beverages, which is part of the National Accounts and published in Consumer Trends. Located in Newport, UK, the ONS has scheduled an engagement milestone due on 1st December 2025, as part of its preliminary market engagement exercise. Interested suppliers are encouraged to submit information to the ONS by the deadline to express interest and provide details of their capabilities. This tender, within the services category, will be executed through ONS's Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Data Sources and Services, with any resulting contracts commencing on 30th January 2026.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses capable of providing comprehensive price and volume data on alcoholic beverages. Companies with experience in data collection from a diverse range of On Trade outlets, including hotels, restaurants, and bars, would be well-suited for this project. The successful supplier will assist the ONS in creating robust statistics for public benefit, potentially accessing funding if they meet all requirements. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) may find this an attractive prospect, given the engagement’s focus on fostering diverse supplier participation. With a contract period extending potentially until January 2030, businesses have the opportunity to engage with a leading statistics organisation and contribute to the enhancement of national data infrastructure.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Alcohol Data for On and Off Trade

Notice Description

About the Office for National Statistics (ONS) ONS is the UK's largest independent producer of official statistics and is the National Statistical Institute for the UK. Formally, it is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-Ministerial Department established by the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007. It is responsible for collecting and publishing statistics related to the economy, population, and society at national, regional and local levels. ONS plays a leading role in national and international good practice in the production of official statistics. Introduction The Office for National Statistics (ONS) wishes to make estimates of household expenditure on alcoholic beverages as a component of National Accounts and is published separately in Consumer Trends. To assist in these estimates, it wishes to establish fully representative prices of all categories of alcoholic beverages purchased for personal consumption within the United Kingdom. Only purchases made by individuals, from legitimate outlets are to be recorded in the estimates. The ONS will combine this price data with volume data received from HM Customs and Excise to derive final estimates of household expenditure on alcoholic beverages in the UK. The ONS is looking for a Supplier who will supply price and volume data to the ONS to fulfil the price requirement of these estimates. This data should represent all On and Off Trade sales of alcoholic beverages by organisations directly to the households, non-household expenditure is not to be included. The alcoholic beverages classified as on trade are those sold for immediate consumption away from the home by hotels, restaurants, cafes, bars, kiosks, street vendors, automatic vending machines, etc. A survey of alcohol consumption from households will not match the data requirements. * This data will be required on a quarterly basis. * The price supplied must reflect what the consumer actually spends, i.e. it is to include value added tax (VAT). As part of any future tender exercise, the Supplier will be required to provide a detailed description of the sources and methodology used to compile its data. The Supplier will need to show the level of detail at which the raw data are being collected as well as the coverage of outlets used. The types of organisations that should consider contacting us include: Organisations who have the capability to collect price and volume data from a wide range of On Trade outlets. Types of support could include: * Price and volume data covering the lower level breakdowns of beer, wine and spirits; for example 'Draft Lager', 'Draft Ales'. * Data should include all sales of alcoholic beverages direct to the final customer. * Briefings for each quarterly data delivery; commentating on any unusual price or volume movements in the data. What can a contract with ONS offer? An opportunity to work with a world class statistics organisation, to create better and more timely statistics to be used by all for the benefit of the public good. There is a possibility for this work to be funded if all requirements are met by the provider. How to register When you have expressed an interest, please submit a return to Ellie.stafford@ons.gov.uk with the following information to allow ONS to have an understanding of what your company can offer. Please include as a minimum: * Organisation Name * Contact details * Brief description of primary activity of organisation * Type of data you can provide and support available * Confirmation if you have signed up to ONS's Data DPS SaSie It is anticipated that any resulting tenders from this engagement exercise will be conducted through ONS's 'DPS Data SaSiE'. To sign up for this in readiness to receive any future tender packs, please search here Dynamic Purchasing System for Data Sources and Services including Expertise (DPS Data SaSiE) - Contracts Finder This will take you through to the associated documentation for your organisation to apply. Additional Information This Exercise is NOT a pre-qualification or selection exercise and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process that may apply to any future potential procurement. It is intended to act as an awareness and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for suppliers to advise the extent to which they potentially can provide some or all the services that ONS may require, in order to help ONS with its future intentions.

Planning Information

How to register When you have expressed an interest, please submit a return to Ellie.stafford@ons.gov.uk with the following information to allow ONS to have an understanding of what your company can offer. Please include as a minimum: • Organisation Name • Contact details • Brief description of primary activity of organisation • Type of data you can provide and support available • Confirmation if you have signed up to ONS's Data DPS SaSie It is anticipated that any resulting tenders from this engagement exercise will be conducted through ONS's 'DPS Data SaSiE'. To sign up for this in readiness to receive any future tender packs, please search here Dynamic Purchasing System for Data Sources and Services including Expertise (DPS Data SaSiE) - Contracts Finder This will take you through to the associated documentation for your organisation to apply. Additional Information This Exercise is NOT a pre-qualification or selection exercise and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process that may apply to any future potential procurement. It is intended to act as an awareness and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for suppliers to advise the extent to which they potentially can provide some or all the services that ONS may require, in order to help ONS with its future intentions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e774
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076495-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£144,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Nov 20251 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
22 Dec 20253 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Jan 2026 - 31 Jan 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
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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