Published date: 11 January 2017

Last edited date: 11 January 2017

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 23 April 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£190,793.75

Procurement reference

RM5136 SO8188

Published date

11 January 2017

Closing date

23 April 2015

Contract start date

8 June 2015

Contract end date

7 June 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), here on referred to as the Authority, wish to commission the annual validation of the Households Below Average Income (HBAI) dataset for three years to cover the publications dated 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17.

In each year of the contract, the deliverables of the validation process will include written confirmation that the successful supplier has produced a version of both the six-month HBAI dataset and the full 12-month HBAI dataset in which each derived variable, for each case, agrees with the equivalent DWP HBAI dataset to an agreed level of difference. This written confirmation to be provided within agreed publications to meet overall publication schedule.

HBAI has National Statistics designation and is produced to the standards required by the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. This Code also requires a timetable of statistical releases to be published twelve months in advance and confirmation of publication date at least four weeks in advance.

The purpose of this project is to ensure the delivery of a timely, high quality HBAI dataset that has been independently validated.

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Award information

Awarded date

5 June 2015

Contract start date

8 June 2015

Contract end date

7 June 2018

Total value of contract

£190,793.75

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies

Address

7 Ridgmount Street
London
WC1E 7AE

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Amanda Jones

Address

Concept House
Newport
NP10 8QQ
Wales

Email

amanda.jones@crowncommercial.gov.uk