Planning

ITIS Wave 6, 7 and 8

DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE

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Planning

15 Nov 2022 at 12:12

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for International Trade (DIT) is planning a procurement process titled "ITIS Wave 6, 7 and 8" in the services industry category valued at £1,350,000. The process involves the provision of the International Traders and Investors Study across multiple countries. Bidders need to have experience in multi-country quantitative research and be able to meet methodological challenges. The main procurement category is services, and interested parties are invited to respond to a Prior Information Notice by emailing commercialresearchandconsultancy@trade.gov.uk by 14:00 on 14th December 2022.

This opportunity presents a chance for businesses experienced in market and economic research, polling, and statistics to engage with international companies across various countries. Suitable businesses should have expertise in surveying businesses in different regions and providing deliverables such as presentation summaries, technical reports, and error-checked datasets. The chosen supplier will engage in several meetings with DIT, including discussing project progress and issues. Market engagement calls will be held with interested suppliers, offering a platform to learn more about the requirements and engage with the procurement process.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ITIS Wave 6, 7 and 8

Notice Description

The Department for International Trade ("DIT") has a potential requirement for the provision of the International Traders and Investors Study Wave 6, 7 and 8. The requirement is for a supplier to provide timely survey data working with international companies across a range of countries.

Lot Information

Lot 1

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). Additional information: 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 14th December 2022. We will be holding market engagement calls with interested suppliers as responses are received.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03848a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032351-2022
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
15 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
14 Nov 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
commercialresearchandconsultancy@trade.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Further Information

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