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title: "COVID Infection Survey (CIS)Services Related to COVID-19 - Invitation to Tender for CIS Prime Provider - AWARD"
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# COVID Infection Survey (CIS)Services Related to COVID-19 - Invitation to Tender for CIS Prime Provider - AWARD

Buyer: OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3101e548-dbcd-4309-a58d-6c6f210f2ded

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## Summary

The procurement process led by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) involves the invitation to tender for COVID Infection Survey (CIS) services, focusing on the integrated provision of services related to COVID-19 data collection across the UK, including England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. This tender is currently in the Award stage, having been released with an open procurement method and an end date for the tender period on 1st March 2021. The contract is set to run from 1st June 2021 until 31st March 2023.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses in the fields of research, logistics, data management, and healthcare services. Companies skilled in providing survey services, managing fieldwork, contact centre operations, and logistics including warehousing and transportation will find this tender particularly relevant. The evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic necessitates flexibility and responsiveness, making it crucial for suppliers to demonstrate adaptability in delivering these essential services.

## Notice

The Office for National Statistics ('ONS') has a requirement to procure Services related to COVID-19. ONS was commissioned in April 2020 to conduct the COVID-19 Infection Survey collecting the data which informs HMG's policies and operational interventions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. CIS is a repeated cross-sectional household survey with additional serial sampling and longitudinal follow-up which provides an estimate of the proportion and number of people living in private households who would have had COVID-19 in the last week based on trend modelling. The study is led by DHSC and ONS and draws on the world leading scientific expertise of the University of Oxford. CIS is the flagship surveillance study and the key source of COVID-19 infection data, incidence and antibody prevalence in UK communities. We work with key stakeholder partners; PHE, PHS, PHW, the Joint Biosecurity Centre, Ministers, SAGE, and the wider UK Test & Trace programmes to inform required policy and operational interventions. The Authority requires a Prime Provider to supply and manage an integrated service for the CIS to households in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to be made up of the Services listed below: * Supply and integration of Study Workers to conduct fieldwork and their management, including the provision of trained phlebotomists * The provision of data and Management Information * Contact Centre * Courier, Logistics and Warehousing * Future Requirements as Options within the Contract * The Provider, across the service and integration, will play a pivotal role in delivering the established survey activities but will also be required to adapt and be flexible in the way these are delivered. The pace and scale of change is not predictable, given the unprecedented nature, and hence the data required to support the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Provider's ability and contributions will be fundamental to support this. Supply and Integration of Study Workers to Conduct Fieldwork and their Management - Overview; The Authority has a requirement for the delivery of all operational aspects of UK fieldwork for The Authority's COVID-19 Infection Survey throughout the period June 2021-March 2023. This will include overall responsibility of integration of all services, provision of underlying data infrastructure and data flows. This shall include full survey and fieldwork management, including preparation of training material, recruitment of Study Workers who support participant self-administration of swabs, recruitment of phlebotomists as Study Workers for the collection of venous blood samples and to support participant self-administration of swabs, training and management of the Study Workers, provision of appointment scheduling, supply chain management, venous blood and swab sample management system, end-to-end data flow management, quality assurance, collation of management information, managi...

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a4cf55a-3277-4086-988a-7c7d7cb641ab |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 May 2021 |
| Contract period | 31 May 2021 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,100,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £230,000,000 |
| 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 | OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS |
| Locality | GWENT |
| Post town | Newport |
| Postcode | NP10 8XG |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport |
| Local authority | Newport |
| Electoral ward | Tredegar Park and Marshfield |
| Westminster constituency | Newport West and Islwyn |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IQVIA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
- 63521000 - Freight transport agency services
- 72310000 - Data-processing services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79311000 - Survey services
- 79311100 - Survey design services
- 79311210 - Telephone survey services
- 79311300 - Survey analysis services
- 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel

## Release History

- 20 Sep 2021 at 13:45 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a4cf55a-3277-4086-988a-7c7d7cb641ab
- 12 Aug 2021 at 11:06 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a4cf55a-3277-4086-988a-7c7d7cb641ab
- 12 Aug 2021 at 10:58 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a4cf55a-3277-4086-988a-7c7d7cb641ab
- 12 Aug 2021 at 10:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a4cf55a-3277-4086-988a-7c7d7cb641ab

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4a4cf55a-3277-4086-988a-7c7d7cb641ab
  20th September 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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