Planning

Scotland's Census 2021 Census Coverage Survey

NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND

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Planning

07 Feb 2018 at 00:00

OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The National Records of Scotland is initiating a tender for the "Scotland's Census 2021 Census Coverage Survey," classified under the services industry category. This procurement is currently in the planning stage, with a key Meet the Buyer event scheduled for 22 February 2018 in Edinburgh, where potential bidders can gain insights into the contract requirements. Interested parties must register by 20 February 2018 to attend this event, which will serve as a platform for discussions around the Census Coverage Survey that is integral to estimating population figures for Scotland.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in survey operations, data management, and technology development, particularly those familiar with governmental contracts and the census process. Companies with experience in conducting large-scale surveys or those that can assemble competent teams, either independently or through consortia, are particularly well-suited for this opportunity. The project will require a combination of strategic planning and on-ground execution, making it ideal for firms with capabilities in logistics, interviewer training, and data analysis.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Scotland's Census 2021 Census Coverage Survey

Notice Description

Provision of a Census Coverage Survey as part of Scotland's Census 2021.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Census data is processed before it is released to the public. A key component of this process is to estimate and adjust for how many people may have been counted more than once or missed. This requires a second survey (the Census Coverage Survey, CCS) to provide population figures independent of the census which can be then processed with census data to provide these estimations. The CCS is a voluntary, interviewer led, face-to-face, doorstep survey that aims to produce a representative sample of approximately 2% of households in Scotland including areas from all Local Authorities. The survey requires a property listing phase, where all addresses in a geographic area specified by NRS must be listed by the Service Provider, which is then followed by the interview phase. The Service Provider will be responsible for the recruitment, training, management, pay and conduct of all resources required to deliver the CCS. The Service Provider will also be responsible for the development and support of any technology used to deliver the CCS. The key output requirement from a successfully operated CCS will be the return of a digital dataset that contains all of the properties documented during the CCS, along with their questionnaire responses, non-response/no-contact reasons, and any data about field operations (e.g. time and data of household visits). All solutions developed to satisfy the requirements of this project will enable the Service Provider to supply a complete digital dataset to NRS. This PIN is part of the Scotland's Census 2021 procurement programme and concerns the provision of a Census Coverage Survey. Full details of the requirement are contained in the attached document. NRS are seeking views and information from the market place on the requirement. This information will be used to develop the commodity strategy and tender documents for the requirement. Once this work is completed we will then undertake a procurement process which is fully compliant with EU Procurement Directives and Scottish Procurement Regulations to secure the contract(s). At this stage, we would like interested tenderers to comment on the following questions: 1. Are you interested in tendering for this contract? 2. Do you have previous experience and therefore capability, of delivering a contract such as this? 3. Do you have the necessary resources to deliver the requirement in full? a) if not, would you consider forming part of a consortium in order to deliver the requirement? b) would you intend using sub-contractors to deliver this contract? 4. Can you provide a "without commitment" estimate of the likely cost? a) provide a cost that includes the survey of Communal Establishments b) provide an estimate that excludes the survey of Communal Establishments To facilitate discussion, you are invited to a Meet the Buyer Conference to be held in Edinburgh on 22 February 2018. Full details of the event are contained in Section 6 of this notice.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000525662
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB309554
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information 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

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

73110000 - Research services

79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

79310000 - Market research services

79311210 - Telephone survey services

79311300 - Survey analysis services

79315000 - Social research services

79342310 - Customer survey services

79342311 - Customer satisfaction survey

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Feb 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2019Expired
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
NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 7TF
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Corstorphine/Murrayfield
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh West

Further Information

Notice Documents

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