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Online Time Use Survey (OTUS)- Wave 5 - AWARD

OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS

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23 Nov 2022 at 17:56

Summary of the contracting process

The Office for National Statistics has awarded a contract for the Online Time Use Survey (OTUS) - Wave 5 to NatCen Social Research. The procurement process was conducted using a selective method with a restricted procedure. The contract period is from August 30, 2022, to October 31, 2023. The tender deadline was July 28, 2022. The main procurement category is services, specifically research and development services and related consultancy services.

This contract presents an opportunity for survey agencies to administer additional waves of the OTUS on behalf of ONS, potentially leading to business growth for those specializing in research and development services. Businesses well-suited to compete in this tender should have expertise in online survey administration and the ability to deliver quality results in line with the goals of the survey, such as measuring productivity and unpaid work. Understanding the demographic distribution and behavioural changes due to COVID is crucial for potential suppliers in this sector.

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Notice Title

Online Time Use Survey (OTUS)- Wave 5 - AWARD

Notice Description

The OTUS (Online Time Use Survey) has been designed in response to decades of research and high-profile international reviews assessing the limitations of economic statistics in measuring a country's economic growth. For example, the report by Stiglitz, Sen and Fitoussi (2009) and the Independent Review of Economic Statistics in the UK (Bean, 2016) suggested shifting measurement systems away from economic production (for example, GDP) and towards measuring people's wellbeing instead. The OTUS was proposed as a preferred means of measuring productivity. Not only did it reframe productivity away from traditional economic production values, but it also had the potential to measure a range of unpaid work, unlike GDP. This included everything from looking after children and doing household chores to using digital platforms to organise holidays (as opposed to using travel agents). -To test if it is possible to measure time-use online in a representative and cost-effective manner. -To track the real-time changes occurring in an unprecedented period of behavioural change due to COVID -To understand the extent of unpaid work in the economy and its distribution between demographics (for example, the gender gap). -To gauge whether time-use could be useful for more complete measures of paid work by incorporating aspects of gig-economy (for example delivery or taxi services such as Deliveroo and Uber) and sharing economy (for example online markets such as Ebay and Airbnb). -To understand the feasibility of collecting information on device use and related measures such as screen-time, as well as how digital service provision is changing people's habits and who is benefitting from them. The OTUS consists of an online diary tool and a demographic questionnaire. The diary tool is filled out online, and respondents are asked to fill out a diary for one weekday and one weekend day. The diary tool records 79 different activities people spend time on, as well as other measurements such as their enjoyment, device use, partial location, and wider caring responsibilities. The demographic questionnaire is completed at any time alongside the diary tool, and records data about the respondents such as sex, ethnicity and age, as well as measuring people's subjective well-being, such as their happiness, life satisfaction and anxiety. ONS is looking for a survey agency to administer at least one wave (wave 5) with the possibility of two additional waves if funding becomes available (waves 6 & 7) of the OTUS on ONS' behalf. Wave 5 will be for the period between mid-October 2022 to early December 2022, directing a representative sample of respondents to an online website diary instrument that's currently developed and hosted by another third-party provider. The supplier will be responsible for providing a sample, making initial contact with individuals in the sample, following up non-responder...

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/19d0d258-93d5-493b-a443-524a15650636
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Jul 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Aug 20223 years ago
Contract Period
29 Aug 2022 - 31 Oct 2023 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NATCEN SOCIAL RESEARCH

Further Information

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