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# Provision of Electoral Services to the Returning Officer

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-electoral-services-to-the-returning-officer-ocds-h6vhtk-0401e5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Aberdeen City Council: "Provision of Electoral Services to the Returning Officer". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Aberdeen City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aberdeen-city-council-ons-s12000033)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Bespoke printed matter, Electoral forms, Printing and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM50, UKM6
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0401e5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-electoral-services-to-the-returning-officer-ocds-h6vhtk-0401e5#tl-md)

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22458000, 22821000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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 Agree...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 027600-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Idox Software Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-170230`
  - Value: £1,100,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 027600-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,100,000
  - Signed Date: 13/09/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027600-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-09-19T10:26:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T17:56:04.947Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0401e5