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Feasibility studies to assess the usability of local authority or commercial data holdings on disability and/or care.

OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS

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Summary of the contracting process

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has awarded a contract to NatCen for conducting feasibility studies on the usability of local authority and commercial data holdings on disability and unpaid care. The tender, identified as CS-25-044, falls under the Research and Development category (CPV code 73000000). This procurement process used an open procedure above threshold and aimed to create person-level datasets and population statistics on disability and unpaid care across the UK. The contract, valued at £99,970, commenced on 24th October 2024 and will run until 31st March 2025. The tender stage concluded on 30th September 2024, with the project aiming to deepen insights into data sources such as needs assessment forms and care services data, to inform future official statistics.

This tender presents numerous opportunities for businesses, especially those specialising in data analysis, research, and consultancy services within the domains of disability and care. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specific to these fields are particularly well-suited to compete in such procurements, leveraging their expertise to support the ONS's aim of generating robust and practical statistics. This contract enables firms to expand their portfolio, enhance their capabilities, and contribute to policy-making and social insights that benefit the UK population. The project reflects a significant market for businesses aiming to integrate and analyze complex datasets for governmental and societal benefit.

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Notice Title

Feasibility studies to assess the usability of local authority or commercial data holdings on disability and/or care.

Notice Description

Overview ONS is seeking to procure a feasibility study on the usability of local authority or commercial data holdings to inform our ambition to create person level data sets, and population statistics on disability and unpaid care for the UK. Little is known about the potential of those 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 aid in the development of strategies to produce high quality and useful official statistics about our population and society that decision makers, businesses and citizens so urgently need. A non-exhaustive list of data sources that can be considered in this exercise include: needs assessment forms, carer's assessments and support plans, data generated via provision of care services, disability support services and grant registrations, continuation of care services, and impairment registration to enable service provision. Objectives We want to commission analysis which results into a feasibility report on the availability and potential of local authority or commercial data holdings to be used in future statistics on the population. The focus of this feasibility assessment is data within the field of disability and unpaid care across the UK. Bids can focus on a feasibility assessment within topic domain A) disability and/or topic domain B) unpaid care. Suppliers can bid for both domain A and B, but bids focused on one topic domain will also be considered. Combinations of topic domains within the bid are encouraged. Across the UK, disability (topic domain A) is defined according to the Equality Act (2010) for Great Britain and the Disability Discrimination Act for Northern Ireland (1995). Administrative datasets may capture disability in various ways. With this feasibility study we want to increase insights into alternative approaches to enable timely and inclusive population estimates on disability.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b26face5-6b6f-4387-8ad3-1d3b103cd4f7
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£99,970 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£99,970 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Nov 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
30 Sep 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Oct 20241 years ago
Contract Period
23 Oct 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWPORT
Postcode
NP10 8XG
Post Town
Newport
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newport
Electoral Ward
Tredegar Park and Marshfield
Westminster Constituency
Newport West and Islwyn

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NATCEN

Further Information

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