Field Force Logistics and Replenishment (FFLR) Services - AWARD

This is linked to the Prior Information Notice (PIN) for Field Force Logistics, Supplies and Replenishment (FFSLR) Service with the reference 2017/S 055-101690 which was published in the OJEU on 18th March 2017. Please note that the sourcing of the non technical supplies has been removed from the scope of work leading to renaming the Agreement Field Force Logistics and Replenishment (FFLR) Service. To support the 2019 Rehearsal and 2021 Census in England and Wales (E&W) and Northern Ireland (NI), the Field Force Logistics and Replenishment (FFLR) Service (the Services) comprises an outsourced, integrated Service. The Service will equip the Field Force with the Materials they require to undertake their role, and to help deliver the operations as required by the Customer, in order to deliver the Programme and Services as described in thise Specification Document. The objectives of the Service are to: o provide a flexible, secure and assured FFLR Service to ensure the Field Force staff have all provisions they require to undertake their role throughout the operational period for the 2019 Rehearsal and 2021 Census; o deliver the FFLR Service using a collaborative approach with a Supplier who is able to demonstrate confidence, assurance and certainty in the outcomes; and o identify opportunities for wider benefit to be delivered within ONS as a result of the FFLR Service. The scope of the Service comprises six main elements, the Supplier shall: o Receive, store and inventory manage all Material; o Pick and pack all Material in accordance with the Customer Specification; o Deliver all Material to the Field Force by the required dates; o Fulfil all replenishment requests for additional/replacement Material throughout the Operational Period. (England & Wales only); o Collect Material as requested throughout the Operational Period,; and o Sort, recycle and/or arrange for the return or secure destruction of collected Material. There are three groups of Material that will be used by the Field Force: o Non-Technical Material (e.g. stapler, lanyards, clipboards);. o Technical Material (e.g. laptop, printer, mobile phone). o Paper Material (e.g. questionnaires, publicity material, cards). The Supplier will be responsible for the provision of the Services to support the Field Force staff of approximately 500 field staff in the 2019 Rehearsal and approximately 42,000 in the 2021 Census throughout England Wales and Northern Ireland.