Planning

Provision of CPI and RPI Local Price Collection and Associated Statistical Services

OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS

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Planning

01 Jul 2019 at 10:28

Summary of the contracting process

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Provision of CPI and RPI Local Price Collection and Associated Statistical Services." This procurement falls under the data services category and is located in Newport, England. Key milestones include the engagement end date on 12th July 2019, following the publication of a market engagement notice on 1st July 2019. Suppliers interested in participating must register on the In-Tend e-tendering portal to access further details and submit bids for the contract.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses that specialise in data collection, statistical analysis, and economic reporting. Companies capable of gathering and verifying price data across various retail outlets for the Consumer Prices Indices (CPI) and Retail Price Index (RPI) would be particularly well-suited to compete. Participation in this process not only allows businesses to establish a relationship with a key governmental agency but also positions them as vital contributors to national economic indicators which are used for decision-making across both public and private sectors.

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Notice Title

Provision of CPI and RPI Local Price Collection and Associated Statistical Services

Notice Description

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) produces a wide range of key economic/social statistics. The Consumer Prices Indices (CPI and CPIH) and the Retail Price Index (RPI) figures are one of the most important (and most public) statistics that the ONS produces. They are one of the key economic indicators used by HM Treasury, the Monetary Policy Committee, and across Government and the private sector for decision making. The contract involves the collection of nationally representative price data from retail outlets for the UK's monthly inflation indicators, the CPI and the RPI. The services to be provided include: (i) item selection: the participation, with ONS staff, in the periodic review and selection of items for a basket of goods and services and of a subset of those items for which the service provider will collect prices; (ii) sourcing of products and outlets: finding products that comply with the item specifications, and outlets in which to price those products; (iii) location enumeration; the enumeration of, and supply of information on, locations where this is needed for outlet selection; (iv) collection of prices: the collection of representative price data and descriptions of the products being priced for the subset of items for which the service provider will collect prices; (v) data cleaning: the checking of the data for quality; (vi) data delivery: the delivery of the data to ONS; and (vii) associated services: including but not limited to market information on prices, retailers, goods and services; and the twice yearly collection of price data (in London) for the Purchasing Power Parities surveys. Additional information: Following the issue of our PIN in the OJEU (ref: 234624-2019) on 17th May 2019, ONS is now conducting Market Engagement activity via our e-tendering portal, In-Tend. We have developed a Powerpoint presentation to explain the RPI/CPI contract requirement and will be answering any questions/comments received within a two week window, until 5pm on Friday 12th July 2019. During this process, if it becomes apparent that a spoken question and answer session would be beneficial then a teleconference will be arranged. In order to access this Project, suppliers must be set-up as a supplier on In-Tend. New suppliers can register at the following address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/Home Once registered, please send and email confirming your company name to jessica.payne@ons.gov.uk and kieran.davies@ons.gov.uk and you will be added to the project. All further correspondence will be carried out via In-Tend. Please note that all suppliers will be permitted to submit a bid for any subsequent tender exercise that may arise following the market engagement activity, regardless of participation in the market engagement activity.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-645454e9-5ced-4975-a78a-2ae377241fd5
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec9195ac-a0a5-4e47-ad93-88e458d60517
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Jul 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
12 Jul 2019Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

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

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