Published date: 26 May 2016

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


Closing: 25 April 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Survey conduction services - 79311200

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£15,000,000 to £22,500,000

Procurement reference

BIP203642856

Published date

26 May 2016

Closing date

25 April 2016

Contract start date

2 May 2016

Contract end date

31 May 2021

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Understanding Society is a large household panel survey, which requires continuous fieldwork through the year.

The main sample covers the UK and consists of individuals in around 25,000 households, whilst the Innovation Panel is a sample of 1,500 households used by researchers as a test-bed for innovative ways of collecting data and for developing new areas of research.

The key requirements for this project are that the fieldwork agency/agencies achieve high response rates, a high level of data quality and the ability to meet deadlines for fieldwork and data delivery."

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Award information

Awarded date

25 April 2016

Contract start date

2 May 2016

Contract end date

31 May 2021

Total value of contract

£16,700,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

TNS-BMRB

Address

6 More London Place
London
SE1 2QY

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Central Procurement Unit (Estate Management Section)
Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
CO4 3SQ
UK

Telephone

+441206873303

Email

procure@essex.ac.uk