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Provision of Election Services

Awarded to Idox Software Ltd

Perth & Kinross Council(buyer)

Published
Published 3 December 2024
Deadline
Closed 1 May 2025

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Overview

Angus Council, Dundee City Council, and Perth & Kinross Council awarded a contract to Idox Software Ltd for £595,000 to provide electoral services from 2025 to 2028, including printing and issuing of postal voting packs, ballot packs, poll cards, and absent vote personal identifier verification for Scottish Parliamentary, UK Parliamentary, local government elections, by-elections, and referendums. The contract is now in delivery or complete.

Contracting authority

  • Perth & Kinross Council

    Buyer

    Perth, United Kingdom

  • Dundee City Council

    Buyer

    Dundee, United Kingdom

    Authority website ↗
  • Angus Council

    Buyer

    Forfar, United Kingdom

    Authority website ↗
  • Perth & Kinross Council

    Buyer

    Perth, United Kingdom

  • Angus Council

    Buyer

    Forfar, United Kingdom

    Authority website ↗
  • Dundee City Council

    Buyer

    Dundee, United Kingdom

  • Perth & Kinross Council

    Buyer

    Perth, United Kingdom

  • Angus Council

    Buyer

    Forfar, United Kingdom

    Authority website ↗
  • Dundee City Council

    Buyer

    Dundee, United Kingdom

  • Perth & Kinross Council

    Buyer

    Perth, United Kingdom

  • Angus Council

    Buyer

    Forfar, United Kingdom

    Authority website ↗
  • Dundee City Council

    Buyer

    Dundee, United Kingdom

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Lots (4)

  • Printing and Issuing of Postal Voting Packs and Printing of Ordinary and Tendered Ballot Papers:

    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.

  • Absent Vote Personal Identifier Verification System (Postal Vote Managed Service)

    A Managed Service to verify absent vote personal identifiers on postal votes

  • Printing and Postage of Poll Cards

    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.

  • Combination of provision for Lots 1, 2 and 3

    Combination of provision for Lots 1, 2 and 3 buy a single supplier. Contract notice for all three lots with total contract value noted just for Angus Council. Dundee and Perth to issue their own notice

    Won by Idox Software Ltd

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£1,200,000
Procedure
Open
Published
3 December 2024
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Computer hardware acceptance testing consultancy servicesData capture servicesServices related to printing

Award outcome

Awarded value
£595,000
Award date
27 October 2025
Contract period
— → 11 October 2028
Winner
  • Idox Software Ltd

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    13 January 2026

  2. Tender Update

    22 April 2025

  3. Contract Notice

    1 April 2025

  4. Prior Information Notice

    3 December 2024

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