ONS Contract Register

​FOI ref: FOI/2022/4393

You asked

I would like to submit a request for some information from the organisation, in relation to their contract's register.

The FULL contract register should display all the organisations existing/live contracts I would like the register to display the following columns/headings:

1. Contract Reference -Unique reference number associated with the contract.

2. Contract Title

3. Procurement Category – Please state the category name of the contract, I wish to know the category the contract is under.

4. Supplier Name

5. Spend (Total, Annual or contract value)

6. Contract's Duration

7. Contract's Extensions

8. Contract's Start Date

9. Contract's Expiry Date

10. Contract Description [Please provide me with as much detail as possible.]

11. Contact Owner (Person that manages the contract register)

12. CPV codes/Pro-Class

Contract Data/API Contact Details

Can you also provide me with contact details of the person responsible for the actual contract's register or someone responsible for API? [Name, Job Title, Telephone, Email Address] At the very least provide me with their actual job title.

(Meaning of API "a set of functions and procedures that allow the creation of applications which access the features or data of an operating system, application, or other service.")

IMPORTANT

1. If the organisation has a CRM system or a similar system, there should be a facility to download and extract contract data.

2. You may forward me a Weblink to a portal to download the contract register, please make sure all the organisation's contracts are provided as doing prior research I have found that most organisations have only uploaded a small portion of all their contracts.

3. For those organisations planning to make an exemption around spend, the spend information I have requested is an overall figure and I am not requesting a complete breakdown of services relating to the spend.

We said

Thank you for your request.

Please see the associated download containing your requested information titled "ONS Contracts 05.09.2022".

The answer to question 11 in the first section, and question 1 in the second section are personal data and therefore exempt from release under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Our commercial team provide their contact details on our website at the bottom of the page of the About Us section. Their email address is pu.customer.services@ons.gov.uk.

Regarding the third section of your request, our organisation does not have a CRM system, so this information is not held.