Provision of Electoral Services to the Returning Officer

Concepts

• printing services
• provision of electoral services
• aberdeen
• inverness
• aberdeen city council
• electoral forms
• returning officer
• further details of all services
• postal vote service
• provision of the following services

Location

Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire: Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Highlands & Islands

Description

Aberdeen City Council is acting as a central purchasing body for the purpose of procuring a Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Electoral Services for the Returning Officer for itself, Aberdeenshire Council and Highland Council. Each Council will enter into seperate call-off contracts with the succesful suppliers as and when any services are required.

Total Quantity or Scope

Acting as a Central Purchasing body on behalf of itself, Aberdeenshire Council and Highland Council, Aberdeen City Council are procuring a Single Supplier Framework for the provision of Electoral Services to the Returning Officer. The Framework Agreement is for the provision of the following services as required by each Council: - The design, production, printing, packaging and issuing of pollcasrds, postal poll cards, proxy poll cards and proxy postal poll cards - The design, production, printing, packaing and issuing of Postal Voting Packs The printing of all ordinary and tendered ballot papers - Provide a managed Postal Vote service, including opening, scanning, matching and extracting postal vote documents for the entire duration of the post vote opening project - Provision of Electronic Voting and Counting System Solution(s) - Provision of a Counting System Further details of all services to be provided are detailed in the Invitation to Tender documentation.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79800000 - Printing and related services
• 22821000 - Electoral forms
• 22458000 - Bespoke printed matter

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=701551. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:701551)