Tender

RFI - Foreign Direct Investment Data Capture

OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS

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Tender

05 Feb 2020 at 16:58

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is currently conducting a tender for the project titled "RFI - Foreign Direct Investment Data Capture." This initiative falls under the data collection and collation services industry category and is aimed at enhancing the quality of official statistics that support decision-making processes in the UK. The procurement method is classified as "Other" and is in the tender stage, with a response deadline set for 28th February 2020. Interested parties can respond via the ONS e-tendering portal, and the contract is anticipated to commence on 1st September 2020 and conclude on 31st December 2021.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialised in digital data capture, surveys, or analytics services. Organisations with expertise in developing sophisticated electronic questionnaires are encouraged to engage with ONS, as their capabilities will be necessary for accurately hosting and gathering data for Foreign Direct Investment surveys. Companies such as research agencies or those involved in IT solutions with a focus on data handling will find this opportunity particularly relevant to their business growth and expansion strategies.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

RFI - Foreign Direct Investment Data Capture

Notice Description

The ONS is looking to identify and engage with industry partners to help capture respondent data via digital channels; principally an electronic questionnaire. This will help improve the quality and usefulness of official statistics that decision makers, businesses and citizens need. This Request for Information concentrates on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and ONS are seeking to develop partnerships with organisations that possess exceptional digital capability and can provide a high-quality, accessible, electronic questionnaire to host both inward and outward, quarterly and annual, redeveloped FDI surveys. The sample and questions will be provided by ONS; we are purely looking for a partner who can host these questionnaires and provide raw unedited data to ONS in the desired format. Summary information for these surveys are as follows: About the survey: The purpose of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) survey is to collect financial data on assets and liabilities. The survey collects information on an annual and quarterly basis between foreign parent companies and their UK affiliates (Inward FDI) as well as between UK parent companies and their foreign affiliates and branches (Outward FDI). FDI is a major driver of globalisation. As investment patterns of multinational enterprises become more complex, reliable and internally comparable FDI statistics are necessary for sound policy making. Coverage: UK wide enterprises involved in foreign direct investment (sample will be supplied by ONS) Frequency: Calendar quarters dispatched in March, June, September and December and annual launched in April Sample Size: Quarterly Outward - approximately 963 enterprise groups Quarterly Inward - approximately 1488 enterprise groups Annual Outward - approximately 2,305 enterprise groups Annual Inward - approximately 4,128 enterprise groups Question Overview: a) Earnings: income from investments, for example profits, interest and tax b) Flows: changes within investments, for example, reinvested earnings, acquisitions, disposals and loan movements c) Positions: these data represent an enterprise's total investment value at a point in time, of equity capital and other capital. Positions data are then used to calculate the international investment position. For more information, please visit the ONS website. The types of organisations that should consider partnering with us include: o Research agencies with experience of large and complex electronic data capture. Supporting information: It would be very useful if any organisations interested in providing this service to the ONS could respond and include; o Indicative costs for hosting the 2021 quarterly and annual surveys, o Estimate lead time required for questionnaire set up, and; o Outline of your electronic questionnaire functionality offering. What can a partnership with ONS offer? An opportunity to work with a world class ... Additional information: How to respond to this RFI If you can provide this information, please either login or register on the ONS e-tendering portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons and use the "express an interest" function against the project title 'RFI -Foreign Direct Investment Data Capture' ref PU-20-0262. When you have expressed an interest, please attach the following information to allow ONS to have an understanding of what your company can offer. Please include as a minimum: o Organisation Name o Contact details o Brief description of primary activity of organisation o Responses to the information outlined within the 'Supporting Information' above. Additional Information This Exercise is NOT a pre-qualification or a selection exercise. It is intended to act as an awareness and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for suppliers to advise the extent to which they potentially are able to provide some or all of the services that ONS may require, in order to help ONS with its future intentions. The responses to this exercise will be used to base decisions on whether future tenders would be viable in securing this service. Any future tenders will be conducted through the In-tend portal. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90f76ab9-d112-4574-9738-94c50abf376e
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

72314000 - Data collection and collation services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Feb 20206 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Feb 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2020 - 31 Dec 2021 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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