Notice Information
Notice Title
National Survey for Wales, 2026-27 to 2031/2033
Notice Description
Under the contract, the Contractor will conduct fieldwork for the National Survey from March 2026 until March 2031 (with the option to extend fieldwork to March 2032 or March 2033), and to supply the resulting annual data files to the Client along with technical documentation. The proposed survey will cover a wide range of topics, gathering data from a random sample of adults across Wales, and will be online-first (with an alternative mode available).
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Welsh Government intends to procure a new contract to deliver the National Survey for Wales, using an online-first approach for survey responses. The requirement is to carry out a cross-sectional continuous annual survey, lasting 30 minutes on average, of a random sample of people in Wales living in private households. Additional information: As there are additional options permissible within the tender the total value of the contract could be higher than the stipulated award price but the ceiling value over the maximum duration of the contract will be up to 21,450,000 GBP.
Options: As part of the tender there were additional optional extras requested and included.
Renewal: Option to extend for a maximum of 2 years on an annual basis (up until 2033)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04b446
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019045-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
73100000 - Research and experimental development services
73110000 - Research services
73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
79310000 - Market research services
79311000 - Survey services
79311210 - Telephone survey services
79315000 - Social research services
79342310 - Customer survey services
79342311 - Customer satisfaction survey
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £21,450,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £21,450,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £12,487,477 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Dec 2024Expired
- Award Date
- 23 Apr 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LLYWODRAETH CYMRU / WELSH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CAERDYDD / CARDIFF
- Postcode
- CF10 3NQ
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
- Delivery Location
- TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Cardiff
- Electoral Ward
- Cathays
- Westminster Constituency
- Cardiff South and Penarth
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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