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title: "Political Monitoring Services"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-19bb0324-94f6-40b4-a590-770c20e50d1d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE"
published: "2022-08-05"
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# Political Monitoring Services

Buyer: INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-19bb0324-94f6-40b4-a590-770c20e50d1d

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## Summary

The Information Commissioner's Office has awarded a contract for Political Monitoring Services, valued at £69,000, under a limited procurement method through a competitive quotation. This tender falls within the miscellaneous business and business-related services category and is located in North West England. The contract period is set to commence on 14th March 2022 and will run until 13th March 2024, with a potential extension of one year. Key dates include the tender's end date of 2nd March 2022 and the award date of 11th March 2022.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in political monitoring and information rights analysis. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, given the competitive yet accessible nature of the procurement process. Companies with experience in monitoring governmental activities, understanding civil society issues, and analysing data breaches would be particularly well-suited to compete for this lucrative contract.

## Notice

To support our role as regulator of information rights, we need to stay on top of what is going on in Parliament, Government, Government Departments, Civil Society, and the news. This is so that we aware of any emerging information rights issues. This could include reports of major data breaches, proposals to implement policy that might influence information rights, or civil society concerns on information rights. The ICO requires a provider of political monitoring services under a 2-year contract with the opportunity to extend by 1 extra year.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be5b2fce-5a40-4b06-96cc-9c3bbe58570b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | 14 Mar 2022 - 13 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £69,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £69,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE |
| Locality | WILMSLOW |
| Post town | Stockport |
| Postcode | SK9 5AF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD62 Cheshire East |
| Local authority | Cheshire East |
| Electoral ward | Wilmslow West and Chorley |
| Westminster constituency | Tatton |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DODS GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

## Release History

- 5 Aug 2022 at 15:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be5b2fce-5a40-4b06-96cc-9c3bbe58570b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be5b2fce-5a40-4b06-96cc-9c3bbe58570b
  5th August 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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