--- title: "Consumer Prices Web Scraped Data" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2835a81e-e84e-459a-9679-b9f3692d63e1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2835a81e-e84e-459a-9679-b9f3692d63e1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2835a81e-e84e-459a-9679-b9f3692d63e1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2835a81e-e84e-459a-9679-b9f3692d63e1.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS" published: "2017-12-13" --- # Consumer Prices Web Scraped Data Buyer: OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2835a81e-e84e-459a-9679-b9f3692d63e1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2835a81e-e84e-459a-9679-b9f3692d63e1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2835a81e-e84e-459a-9679-b9f3692d63e1.json) ## Summary The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is seeking suppliers for the tender titled "Consumer Prices Web Scraped Data." This procurement falls under the services category, specifically focusing on data services, and is located in Newport, Gwent, UK. The current stage of the procurement is active, and interested parties should note that the tender period will close on 10 January 2018. The contract is intended to begin on 29 January 2018 and will run until 28 February 2019. This open procedure is below the threshold, allowing for broader participation from potential vendors. This opportunity presents significant potential for business growth, particularly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in data collection, analysis, and web scraping technologies. Companies with experience in delivering structured web-scraped data—especially those that can assist in creating accurate consumer price indices—are particularly encouraged to apply. Engaging with ONS could also pave the way for developing innovative solutions that meet government data needs, thereby enhancing market presence and credibility in the sector. ## Notice The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes measures of consumer price inflation and associated price statistics. Consumer price inflation is the rate at which the prices of goods and services bought by households rise and fall; it is estimated using consumer price indices. Consumer price indices are important indicators of how the UK economy is performing. The indices are used in many ways by the government, businesses, and society in general. They can affect interest rates, tax allowances, wages, state benefits, pensions, maintenance, contracts and many other payments. To give an accurate picture of price changes, our consumer price indices are compiled using a large and representative sample of over 700 goods and services, and their price movements are regularly measured in approximately 20,000 outlets within the UK. There are 3 distinct collection methods used in reaching the total of over 180,000 prices collected. The 3 methods are: 1. local collection - local price collectors visit 20,000 shops in around 150 locations to collect over 100,000 prices. This ensures that variations in price across the UK are captured. The price collectors visit the same shops each month to collect the prices of identical products to ensure they are collecting like for like. The shelf-price of an item is collected, and entered into a hand-held computer 2. central shops - for some larger chain stores, there is a central pricing policy which is used throughout their UK branches. These prices are collected centrally, and weighted according to the retailer's market share. 3. central collection - prices are collected centrally for goods and services where the price is the same for all UK residents or the regional variation can be collected centrally (for example via the internet, telephone or e-mail enquiries) As part of the future strategy for this collection ONS are investigating the feasibility and impact of collecting prices automatically from websites via web scrapers and including them in the consumer price statistics. This data would replace parts of the local and central collections. ONS have been carrying out research into the potential use of web scraped data in consumer price statistics since 2014. An update on this research was published in September 2017.[1] The objective of this project is therefore to obtain web-scraped data from UK retailers that are in a structured format for ONS' estimation of their consumer price indices. ONS is only interested in provision of a service to provide data, and not in purchasing software or a licence to use an established software as a service (SAAS) solution. If you would like to express and interest in this procurement, register on the ONS e-tendering portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons and use the express an interest function against the project - Consumer prices web scraped data. Additional information: If you would like to express and interest in this procurement, register on the ONS e-tendering portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons and use the express an interest function against the project - Consumer prices web scraped data. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No If you would like to express and interest in this procurement, register on the ONS e-tendering portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons and use the express an interest function against the project - Consumer prices web scraped data. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74e209d1-6667-4ebe-9c76-df13512fd140 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Dec 2017 | | Submission deadline | 10 Jan 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 29 Jan 2018 - 28 Feb 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS | | Locality | GWENT | | Post town | Newport | | Postcode | NP10 8XG | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL54 Monmouthshire and Newport | | Local authority | Newport | | Electoral ward | Tredegar Park and Marshfield | | Westminster constituency | Newport West and Islwyn | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 72300000 - Data services - 72310000 - Data-processing services - 72311100 - Data conversion services - 72314000 - Data collection and collation services - 72316000 - Data analysis services - 72319000 - Data supply services - 72322000 - Data management services ## Release History - 13 Dec 2017 at 12:01 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74e209d1-6667-4ebe-9c76-df13512fd140 - 13 Dec 2017 at 11:51 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74e209d1-6667-4ebe-9c76-df13512fd140 - 13 Dec 2017 at 11:48 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74e209d1-6667-4ebe-9c76-df13512fd140 - 13 Dec 2017 at 11:48 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74e209d1-6667-4ebe-9c76-df13512fd140 - 13 Dec 2017 at 11:22 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74e209d1-6667-4ebe-9c76-df13512fd140 - 24 Oct 2017 at 11:52 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74e209d1-6667-4ebe-9c76-df13512fd140 - 24 Oct 2017 at 11:50 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74e209d1-6667-4ebe-9c76-df13512fd140 - 19 Oct 2017 at 16:04 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74e209d1-6667-4ebe-9c76-df13512fd140 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74e209d1-6667-4ebe-9c76-df13512fd140 13th December 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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