Published date: 16 July 2024

Last edited date: 29 August 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 30 September 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

NP10 8XG

Value of contract

£0 to £300,000

Procurement reference

IT-333-3717-CS-25-044

Published date

16 July 2024

Closing date

30 September 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

21 October 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

For population and migration statistics, the Office for National Statistics is developing use of new data sources and methods, is seeking to continuously improve the quality of our outputs (find out more about our proposed transformation on this page). We aim to develop a system that is sustainable and future proof and deliver a broad, flexible range of outputs and products that respond to user needs and questions of the day. The use of rich administrative data provides an exciting opportunity to evolve these statistics.
While some population characteristics and outcomes have a mature coverage by administrative data sources, others require in-depth assessment and examination of different options. We have initiated a program of work that will examine the available data sources and potential strategies to produce admin-based statistics on disability and unpaid care.
ONS is seeking to procure a feasibility study from an organisation on the usability of local authority or commercial data holdings within statistics on disability and unpaid care. Little is known about the potential local authority data holdings may have to offer to produce statistics on (unpaid) carers and/or disabled people. This procurement intends to enable a knowledge transfer to develop strategies to produce high quality and useful official statistics about our population and society that decision makers, businesses and citizens so urgently need.
Requirements are that the feasibility study should provide insights into, at a minimum:
o Data sources and measurement
o What administrative data sources provide potential to meet the aims outlined above. Examples of data sources that could be considered are needs assessment forms, carer's assessments, blue badge applications, certificate for visual impairments,
o Measurement of characteristics within the dataset
o Completeness of data (coverage across different population groups)
o Describe data collection methods and quality assurance process and any potential issues.
o What statistics could be produced from the data and how they would compare to Census 2021 outputs on the topic.
o Limitations
o Linkage and scalability
o Whether there is consent to link with other data sources such as an admin-based population spine.
o Whether there are variables in the dataset that can be used as linkage keys.
o Whether there is potential to scale the use of this data towards national levels
o Recommendations
o Any recommendations to improve data collection to enable future use within statistical data production.

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How to register
Please register on ONS's e-tendering portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/Home . You will then be able to 'express an interest' in this project (all current projects can be found under 'Current Tenders'). Please ensure that your bid is submitted electronically via the In-tend portal.



Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Clare Jones

Address

Government Buildings
Cardiff Road
Newport
NP10 8XG
United Kingdom

Telephone

01633 651633

Email

clare.jones@ons.gov.uk