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title: "Facilitation of Public Engagement Events"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04fbaa"
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# Facilitation of Public Engagement Events

Buyer: OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04fbaa

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## Summary

The Office for National Statistics, a central government authority based in Newport, United Kingdom, initiated a tender process for the facilitation of public engagement events. This contract involved seminar organisation services, covering regional stakeholder events in London, Cardiff, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Belfast, as part of their effort to harmonise the standards for sex and gender identity data collection. The procurement process followed a limited competition method below the threshold, with Human Capital Index Limited awarded the contract, which was active from 27th March to 31st May 2025, with the contract signed on 26th March. The contract reached completion with a gross value of £36,000.

This tender provides substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in seminar organisation and event facilitation. Companies with expertise in managing stakeholder events and understanding data harmonisation principles would be well-suited to compete for similar contracts. SMEs in the services category, especially those familiar with public consultation and government statistical processes, can leverage such opportunities to grow their business by establishing themselves as reliable service providers to public authorities.

## Notice

Facilitation of Stakeholder Engagement Events supporting the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Government Statistical Service (GSS) Harmonisation team's discovery phase toward establishing harmonised standards for sex and gender identity data collection across government. The harmonisation of principles ensures consistency in definition and classification used in data collection across the Government. Discovery phase of work encompasses the: * Designing and facilitating of 5 Regional Stakeholder Events (London, Cardiff, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Belfast) aimed at gathering diverse perspectives from data users, collectors, processors, and respondents to inform research on user and respondent needs. * Recognising the potentially divergent viewpoints on these topics, the facilitation will focus on identifying sufficient common ground to progress ONS's user research. * Deliverables include: o Two one-hour design sessions with ONS in March to develop the agenda and facilitation approach o One 30-minute preparatory session with the team and Director General, and o Facilitation of five 3-hour events (each followed by a 30- minute debrief).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032613-2025 |
| Notice type | UK11 - Contract Termination Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 27 Mar 2025 - 31 May 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £30,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Terminated |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS |
| Additional buyers | Missing |
| Locality | NEWPORT |
| 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 | HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX LIMITED T/A LABYRINTH COACHING AND COUNSELLING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79951000 - Seminar organisation services

## Release History

- 16 Jun 2025 at 12:58 - ContractTermination - UK11 - Contract Termination Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032613-2025
- 1 Apr 2025 at 17:50 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012387-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032613-2025
  16th June 2025 - Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012387-2025
  1st April 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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