Buyer Name: Angus Council
Buyer Address: Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park, Forfar, UKM71, DD8 1AN
Contact Email: PLNtransport@angus.gov.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 3452777778
Provision of Election Services
Buyer Contact Info
Buyer Name: Dundee City Council
Buyer Address: Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street, Dundee, UKM71, DD1 1QE
Contact Email: eprocurement@dundeecity.gov.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 1382433401
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Buyer Name: Perth & Kinross Council
Buyer Address: 2 High Street, Perth, UKM77, PH1 5PH
Contact Email: contracts@pkc.gov.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 1738475000
Status
active
active
Procedure
open
open
Value
1200000.0 GBP
1200000.0 GBP
Published
01 Apr 2025, 00:00
01 Apr 2025, 00:00
Deadline
01 May 2025, 14:00
01 May 2025, 14:00
Contract Start
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Contract End
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n/a
Category
services
services
CPV
79820000
79820000
Region
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Awarded To
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n/a
Official Source
Open Public Contracts Scotland
Open Public Contracts Scotland
Description
Angus Council, Dundee City Council and Perth & Kinross Council has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider or providers for the provision of Electoral Services from 2025 initially to 2028 to cover any Scottish Parliamentary Elections, UK Parliamentary Elections, Local Government Elections, Local Government By Elections or Referendum. This is to include: 1. Printing and Issuing of Postal Voting Packs and Printing of Ordinary and Tendered Ballot Packs. 2. Absent Vote Personal Identifier Verification System (PVMS) 3. Printing and Postage of Poll Cards
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External Link: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527276
Link Title: Provision of Election Services
Link Description: Angus Council, Dundee City Council and Perth & Kinross Council has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider or providers for the provision of Electoral Services from 2025 initially to 2028 to cover any Scottish Parliamentary Elections, UK Parliamentary Elections, Local Government Elections, Local Government By Elections or Referendum. This is to include: 1. Printing and Issuing of Postal Voting Packs and Printing of Ordinary and Tendered Ballot Packs. 2. Absent Vote Personal Identifier Verification System (PVMS) 3. Printing and Postage of Poll Cards
Lots
Lot Title: Combination of provision for Lots 1, 2 and 3
Lot Description: Combination of provision for Lots 1, 2 and 3
Lot 4 Status: active
Lot 4 Has Options: No
Lot 4 Award Criterion (quality): Quality
Lot Title: Printing and Issuing of Postal Voting Packs and Printing of Ordinary and Tendered Ballot Papers:
Lot Description: The printing of all ballot papers (including ordinary, tendered and postal ballot papers) for all elections, by-elections and refenda (with the exception of scheduled Scottish local government elections which are covered by the Scottish Government Framework Agreement) held during the Contract Period. The printing of postal voting packs (including postal ballot paper(s), outer envelope addressed to the postal voter, envelope A, envelope B, postal voting statement, instruction sheet and any other inserts required) and associated issuing functions including the collation, quality checking, sealing and posting of packs via Royal Mail or other postal provider of first class postal services for all elections and referenda during the Contract Period.
Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Has Options: No
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality
Lot Title: Absent Vote Personal Identifier Verification System (Postal Vote Managed Service)
Lot Description: A Managed Service to verify absent vote personal identifiers on postal votes
Lot 2 Status: active
Lot 2 Has Options: No
Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Quality
Lot Title: Printing and Postage of Poll Cards
Lot Description: The printing of all types of Poll Cards (including but not limited to: elector voting in person; elector who has appointed a proxy; electors proxy; postal and postal proxy Poll Card) along with the delivery.
Lot 3 Status: active
Lot 3 Has Options: No
Lot 3 Award Criterion (quality): Quality
Documents
Document Title: Provision of Election Services
Document Description: Angus Council, Dundee City Council and Perth & Kinross Council has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider or providers for the provision of Electoral Services from 2025 initially to 2028 to cover any Scottish Parliamentary Elections, UK Parliamentary Elections, Local Government Elections, Local Government By Elections or Referendum. This is to include: 1. Printing and Issuing of Postal Voting Packs and Printing of Ordinary and Tendered Ballot Packs. 2. Absent Vote Personal Identifier Verification System (PVMS) 3. Printing and Postage of Poll Cards
Document Title: ITT
Document Title: Statement of Requirements
Document Title: Pricing Schedule
Document Title: Declaration
Document Title: Conditions of Contract
Document Title: Award Questionnaire
Document Title: Lot 1
Document Title: Lot 2
Document Title: Lot 3
Document Title: Demo / Presentation details
Document Title: Appendix A
Document Title: Appendix B
Document Title: Data Transfer info requirements
Document Title: New dates for tender exercise.
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