You asked
My request is that you give me information on (1) how much each of the suppliers who have been awarded contracts to help deliver the 2021 Census are being paid (2) what experience each of the companies or organisations has in relation to the piece of work which they have been appointed to deliver.
(I have already looked at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/censustransformationprogramme/2021censussuppliers)
We said
Thank you for your request. Please see the following answers to your questions:
(1) How much each of the suppliers who have been awarded contracts to help deliver the 2021 Census are being paid?
The current approved contract values for Census suppliers are as follows:
| Supplier | Service | Forecast Maximum Value |
|---|---|---|
| Leidos | Questionnaire Management (QM) | £75,000,000 |
| Adecco | Census Field Force People Services Partner (CFFFPSP) | £45,000,000 |
| HH Associates Ltd | Print and Post Out (PPO) | £30,000,000 |
| Serco | Contact Centre (CC) | £22,000,000 |
| XMA | Census Field Operations Devices (CFOD) | £19,500,000 |
| Bloom | Service Integration | £22,000,000 |
| OMD Group Ltd | Specialist Media Buying Agency | £17,400,000 |
| M&C Saatchi / Family and Education | Campaign Agency | £9,157,000 |
| Total Mobile | Fieldwork Management Tool | £8,700,000 |
| Good Things Foundation | Assisted Digital | £8,500,000 |
| Royal Mail | Paper Questionnaire Return Service (PQRS) | £6,000,000 |
| Kainos Software Limited | Clerical Matching System | £2,300,000 |
| Granby Marketing Services Ltd | Field Force Logistics and Replenishment (FFLR) | £1,900,000 |
| Sensible Code Company | Census Flexible Dissemination System | £1,492,000 |
| Mitie | Lone Worker Solution | £500,000 |
| Worth Internet Systems | Self Help Facility | £400,000 |
| Prysg CYF | Welsh Translation | £100,000 |
| K International Ltd | Other Translation | £100,000 |
| Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD) | BSL Video Production | £25,000 |
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.xls .csv(2) What experience each of the companies or organisations has in relation to the piece of work which they have been appointed to deliver. (I have already looked at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/censustransformationprogramme/2021censussuppliers)
Contracts were awarded through open, fair and transparent competitions in line with Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
We would be unable to disclose information contained within a supplier's bid in response to your Freedom of Information request. We believe that the disclosure of this information would prejudice the commercial interests of ONS and third party companies. Therefore, this information is exempt according to Section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, whereby a Public Authority may not disclose information which would, or be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of any person.
This exemption is subject to a public interest test. We recognise the desirability of information being freely available. However, we also acknowledge the importance of open and fair competition for companies at tender. Disclosure of the requested information would compromise our relationships with the companies we work with which would likely render them unwilling to work with us in the future. This could further prejudice our ability to conduct tender and procurement exercises efficiently in the future. This would impact our ability to carry out our functions to produce statistics in the public good which are essential in the formulation of government policy. As a result, the protection of our commercial interests outweighs the public interest in disclosure.