Parliamentary Monitoring Service

Tender description

The Environment Agency currently uses a Parliamentary Information Service both to support its work for Government and to provide the basis for effective accountability to MPs and local politicians. We have access to current and historic data relating to Government. The data & information we receive is impartial and accurate and reflects what is actually happening within Parliament on a daily basis. This provides us with intelligence on the daily political news agenda detailing the day's activities in Parliament, the main speeches being made, ministerial visits and reports being issued. It supports our work in inputting into parliamentary questions, ministerial briefings and select committee inquiries and engagement for the Chair and Chief Executive such as speaking at All Party groups when invited. It is also used to help our local engagement with elected officials in their areas and constituencies on operational issues. It also helps us monitor activity of our key stakeholders and partners. The requirement for a Parliamentary Information Service is foreseen as needed on an ongoing basis. Description of the Procurement Parliamentary Information Service The Environment Agency requires a Parliamentary Information Service both to support its work for Government and to provide the basis for effective accountability to MPs and local politicians for our regulation and delivery. On-line service We require an externally hosted web based, user-friendly solution, on an unlimited user basis, which provides the following: - Access to an archive that allows us to immediately research parliamentarians, specified political subjects and parliamentary business such as parliamentary questions, statements to Parliament or select committee debates. It would be desirable if biographies were available for senior civil servants and selected councillors and influential organisations. - Ability to track green and white papers, and legislation and to contextualise bills by accessing all related amendments, debate, voting records, within one system in a user-friendly, easy to tailor way. - Access to a forward events planner containing information about forthcoming events, including conferences, ministerial activity, consultation dates, releases of statistical information, anniversaries, future publications, parliamentary business and press releases. - Training should be provided for each user and tailored according to their individual needs. Additional training should be available on-demand. Alerts and briefings We will require the latest political news and developments as they break. In particular we will require notification of the following in an accessible format, including links to the relevant reports or speeches: - Forthcoming parliamentary business in House of Commons, House of Lords and select and Bill committees. - News agenda (daily) detailing next day's activities in Parliament, the main speeches being made,