Tender

International Traders and Investors Study (ITIS) Wave 6, 7 and 8

DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE

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Tender

17 Nov 2022 at 15:58

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for International Trade is seeking a supplier for the International Traders and Investors Study (ITIS) Waves 6, 7 and 8. The study requires timely survey data collection involving international companies across multiple countries. The procurement method is an open procedure, with a contract value of GBP 1,350,000. The tender period ends on 16th December 2022, and the contract period starts on 1st September 2023, running until 1st September 2026 in central London or online.

This tender offers an opening for experienced providers of multi-country quantitative research to engage with the Department for International Trade. Businesses specialised in market and economic research, polling, and statistics are well-suited to bid for this opportunity. The delivery addresses for the study cover numerous regions globally, providing a broad scope for international companies to participate in the tender process and potentially secure a valuable contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

International Traders and Investors Study (ITIS) Wave 6, 7 and 8

Notice Description

The requirement is for a supplier to provide timely survey data working with international companies across a range of countries. The total requirement is for three waves of the International Traders and Investors Study (ITIS): Waves 6, 7 and 8. The committed contractual spend for this tender is for the first wave only, Wave 6. The Authority are under no obligation to commission Waves 7 and 8 of the survey, and the supplier must only commence work on Wave 7 or 8 once formally commissioned by the Authority. Bidders will need to be experienced providers of multi-country quantitative research and be able to meet the methodological challenges and provide the deliverables summarised below, in accordance with the project timetable. The successful supplier will need to be available for several meetings with DIT throughout the contract that will take place in central London or online as determined by DIT. These meetings will be to discuss the progress of the project, any issues suppliers need to make DIT aware of and vice versa. In addition to the inception meeting, we anticipate there being at least one other meeting before fieldwork begins, one after fieldwork concludes, and a final meeting after the final reports and before the presentation to DIT colleagues. The supplier will be required to survey businesses in fourteen (14) core countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States. The supplier will have the capability to interview senior decision makers at international companies, their understanding of the regional differences in relation to the survey design and the choice of the methodology given the specific characteristics of the selected country. Further country options may also be selected by DIT, including but not limited to Colombia, Hong Kong, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Spain. The key deliverables will be: 1) Presentation to disseminate the findings 2) Slide deck to summarise key findings from each individual market 3) Publication-ready summary report 4) A full publication-ready technical report on the conduct of the survey 5) Provision of a fully functional, error checked CSV dataset (will be analysed in Python and R) 6) A set of pre-agreed tabulated Excel tables and charts (weighted and unweighted) with 95% confidence intervals to allow for significance testing between waves of the survey 7) A full publication-ready report (optional deliverable) 8) Publication-ready country summary report (optional deliverable). If you would be interested in bidding for the requirement or finding out more information, please respond to this Prior Information Notice by emailing commercialresearchandconsultancy@trade.gov.uk by 14:00 16th December 2022. We will be holding market engagement calls with interested suppliers as responses are received.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2fcaf8f3-da90-48ca-a03e-e71501018175
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,350,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Dec 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Aug 2023 - 1 Sep 2026 3-4 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
DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2DY
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

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