Award

Provision of Electoral Services

ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

01 Nov 2018 at 00:00

Tender

02 Jul 2018 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The "Provision of Electoral Services" tender was issued by Aberdeen City Council, which serves as a central purchasing body for multiple councils including Aberdeenshire and The Highland Council. This procurement falls under the services industry category, specifically aimed at electoral services. The procurement method employed is an open procedure. The tender period closed on 13 August 2018, the award period began on the same date, and the majority of contract activities will take place in Aberdeen and Inverness.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the electoral services sector, especially those specialising in printing, postal vote management, electronic voting solutions, and counting systems. Companies capable of delivering high-quality services and demonstrating compliance with statutory election requirements may find themselves well-suited to compete in this framework agreement, ultimately leading to partnerships with local councils as they manage elections and related activities.

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Notice Title

Provision of Electoral Services

Notice Description

Aberdeen City Council is acting as a central purchasing body for the purpose of procuring a Framework Agreement to provide Electoral Services for the Returning Officers for itself, Aberdeenshire Council and The Highland Council. Each Council will enter into separate call-off contracts with the successful suppliers as and when any Services are required.

Lot Information

Postal Vote Management Service

A managed service of opening, scanning, matching and extracting postal vote documents for the entire duration of the postal vote opening project.

Printing and Issuing of Poll Cards and Postal Voting Packs, and printing of Ballot Papers

The design, production, printing, packaging and issuing of Poll Cards, Postal Poll Cards, Proxy Poll Cards and Proxy Postal Poll Cards. The design, production, printing, packaging and issuing of Postal Voting Packs. The printing of all ordinary and tendered ballot papers.

Electronic Voting Solution(s)

The supplier should define which type(s) of electronic voting solutions they can provide. These may include (but are not limited to): - Internet voting - Electronic voting within polling stations - As above with touch screen facilities - Telephone voting - SMS voting.

Electronic Counting System

The supplier must provide a system to electronically verify, adjudicate and count votes, and an experienced team including: - A site manager - Supervisors - Technical staff.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000548397
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV335985
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract 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


CPV Codes

22821000 - Electoral forms

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£372,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£750,971 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Nov 20187 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Aug 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Oct 20187 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
February 2021.

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL

THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL

Contact Name
Amy Perry, Mike Stephens
Contact Email
aperry@aberdeencity.gov.uk, cpscityshire@aberdeencity.gov.uk, cpssprocurement@aberdeencity.gov.uk, mike.stephens@highland.gov.uk, procurement.unit@highland.gov.uk, www.cpscityshire@aberdeencity.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1224523855, +44 1349886606, +44 1467530600

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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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