Published date: 30 October 2020

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


Closing: 5 August 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Tablet computer - 30213200

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£180,000

Procurement reference

MT220905

Published date

30 October 2020

Closing date

5 August 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

28 August 2020

Contract end date

31 May 2021

Contract type

Supply 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 ESS Electronic Questionnaire Device is required to enable completion of a questionnaire on a dedicated device. Bidders should outline in their proposal how to create or tailor an existing device (eg tablet) which is capable of allowing respondents to self-administer the ESS questionnaire so it can be used in parallel with web surveys. The battery powered device would be used to collect questionnaire data off-line and would be simple to use. No log in would be required, it would have a touch screen functionality (and possible voice recording for open items) and there would be no other accessible apps or settings besides the survey app when in interviewing mode. The device would be designed so it could be left by interviewers at respondent's homes with instructions on who should complete it. A special function would allow data to be uploaded to a central server by an interviewer once they got the device to their home. With a cleaning protocol the devices could be used for multiple respondents (this might require a waterproof device or the use of a durable see-through case that could be replaced each time - bidders should outline their proposed approach). The device would have no use beyond survey completion. The questionnaire would be designed to be as similar as possible to a web questionnaire (ESS centrally uses Qualtrics) to maximise equivalence across the self-completion modes. Bidders would be asked to develop a tool where data could be uploaded to different national fieldwork agencies directly from the device (ideally without transmitting it via third party servers). Bidders are asked to be creative on how such a device can be set up.

More information

Links

Award information

Awarded date

28 August 2020

Contract start date

28 August 2020

Contract end date

31 May 2021

Total value of contract

£180,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

NatCen Social Research

Address

35 Northampton Square, London

Reference

Companies House number

Value of contract

£187,805

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Professor Rory Fitzgerald

Address

ESS ERIC HQ, c/o City University London, Northampton Square
London
EC1V 0HB
England

Telephone

+44 7528946172

Email

tenders.esseric@city.ac.uk

Website

www.europeansocialsurvey.org