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title: "ESS Electronic Questionnaire Device"
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# ESS Electronic Questionnaire Device

Buyer: EUROPEAN SOCIAL SURVEY ERIC  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2dd35e02-c1b7-4db0-bd65-7a3ee13e31c4

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## Summary

The European Social Survey ERIC has successfully awarded a contract for the development of an ESS Electronic Questionnaire Device, intended for questionnaire data collection. This procurement falls under the goods category with an allocated budget of £187,805. The contract is set within London, United Kingdom, and commenced on 28 August 2020, concluding on 31 May 2021. The procurement was conducted via an open procedure, making it accessible to all qualifying bidders. The tender process ended on 5 August 2020.

This contract presents significant growth opportunities, especially for businesses specialising in technology solutions such as tablet computers and data collection devices. Companies that can offer innovative designs and functionalities for a user-friendly, standalone device that meets the specific requirements outlined in the tender will be particularly well-suited to compete. With a focus on simplicity and effectiveness, suppliers offering creative approaches to offline data collection and secure data transmission can leverage this opportunity to enhance their market presence.

## Notice

The ESS Electronic Questionnaire Device is required to enable completion of a questionnaire on a dedicated device. Bidders should outline in their proposal how to create or tailor an existing device (eg tablet) which is capable of allowing respondents to self-administer the ESS questionnaire so it can be used in parallel with web surveys. The battery powered device would be used to collect questionnaire data off-line and would be simple to use. No log in would be required, it would have a touch screen functionality (and possible voice recording for open items) and there would be no other accessible apps or settings besides the survey app when in interviewing mode. The device would be designed so it could be left by interviewers at respondent's homes with instructions on who should complete it. A special function would allow data to be uploaded to a central server by an interviewer once they got the device to their home. With a cleaning protocol the devices could be used for multiple respondents (this might require a waterproof device or the use of a durable see-through case that could be replaced each time - bidders should outline their proposed approach). The device would have no use beyond survey completion. The questionnaire would be designed to be as similar as possible to a web questionnaire (ESS centrally uses Qualtrics) to maximise equivalence across the self-completion modes. Bidders would be asked to develop a tool where data could be uploaded to different national fieldwork agencies directly from the device (ideally without transmitting it via third party servers). Bidders are asked to be creative on how such a device can be set up.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d701c7fe-6d97-4c71-83b2-f54d18c81f70 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Oct 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Aug 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Aug 2020 |
| Contract period | 27 Aug 2020 - 31 May 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £180,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £187,805 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | EUROPEAN SOCIAL SURVEY ERIC |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC1V 0HB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Clerkenwell |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NATCEN SOCIAL RESEARCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

### Codes

- 30213200 - Tablet computer

## Release History

- 30 Oct 2020 at 17:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d701c7fe-6d97-4c71-83b2-f54d18c81f70

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d701c7fe-6d97-4c71-83b2-f54d18c81f70
  30th October 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT160716
  NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.europeansocialsurvey.org

## Provenance

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