--- title: "RFI - Foreign Direct Investment Data Capture" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6b3316c6-18da-429b-bf74-dc70581c2331" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6b3316c6-18da-429b-bf74-dc70581c2331" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6b3316c6-18da-429b-bf74-dc70581c2331.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6b3316c6-18da-429b-bf74-dc70581c2331.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS" published: "2020-02-05" --- # RFI - Foreign Direct Investment Data Capture Buyer: OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6b3316c6-18da-429b-bf74-dc70581c2331 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6b3316c6-18da-429b-bf74-dc70581c2331) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6b3316c6-18da-429b-bf74-dc70581c2331.json) ## Summary The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is currently conducting a tender for the project titled "RFI - Foreign Direct Investment Data Capture." This initiative falls under the data collection and collation services industry category and is aimed at enhancing the quality of official statistics that support decision-making processes in the UK. The procurement method is classified as "Other" and is in the tender stage, with a response deadline set for 28th February 2020. Interested parties can respond via the ONS e-tendering portal, and the contract is anticipated to commence on 1st September 2020 and conclude on 31st December 2021. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialised in digital data capture, surveys, or analytics services. Organisations with expertise in developing sophisticated electronic questionnaires are encouraged to engage with ONS, as their capabilities will be necessary for accurately hosting and gathering data for Foreign Direct Investment surveys. Companies such as research agencies or those involved in IT solutions with a focus on data handling will find this opportunity particularly relevant to their business growth and expansion strategies. ## Notice The ONS is looking to identify and engage with industry partners to help capture respondent data via digital channels; principally an electronic questionnaire. This will help improve the quality and usefulness of official statistics that decision makers, businesses and citizens need. This Request for Information concentrates on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and ONS are seeking to develop partnerships with organisations that possess exceptional digital capability and can provide a high-quality, accessible, electronic questionnaire to host both inward and outward, quarterly and annual, redeveloped FDI surveys. The sample and questions will be provided by ONS; we are purely looking for a partner who can host these questionnaires and provide raw unedited data to ONS in the desired format. Summary information for these surveys are as follows: About the survey: The purpose of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) survey is to collect financial data on assets and liabilities. The survey collects information on an annual and quarterly basis between foreign parent companies and their UK affiliates (Inward FDI) as well as between UK parent companies and their foreign affiliates and branches (Outward FDI). FDI is a major driver of globalisation. As investment patterns of multinational enterprises become more complex, reliable and internally comparable FDI statistics are necessary for sound policy making. Coverage: UK wide enterprises involved in foreign direct investment (sample will be supplied by ONS) Frequency: Calendar quarters dispatched in March, June, September and December and annual launched in April Sample Size: Quarterly Outward - approximately 963 enterprise groups Quarterly Inward - approximately 1488 enterprise groups Annual Outward - approximately 2,305 enterprise groups Annual Inward - approximately 4,128 enterprise groups Question Overview: a) Earnings: income from investments, for example profits, interest and tax b) Flows: changes within investments, for example, reinvested earnings, acquisitions, disposals and loan movements c) Positions: these data represent an enterprise's total investment value at a point in time, of equity capital and other capital. Positions data are then used to calculate the international investment position. For more information, please visit the ONS website. The types of organisations that should consider partnering with us include: o Research agencies with experience of large and complex electronic data capture. Supporting information: It would be very useful if any organisations interested in providing this service to the ONS could respond and include; o Indicative costs for hosting the 2021 quarterly and annual surveys, o Estimate lead time required for questionnaire set up, and; o Outline of your electronic questionnaire functionality offering. What can a partnership with ONS offer? An opportunity to work with a world class ... Additional information: How to respond to this RFI If you can provide this information, please either login or register on the ONS e-tendering portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons and use the "express an interest" function against the project title 'RFI -Foreign Direct Investment Data Capture' ref PU-20-0262. When you have expressed an interest, please attach the following information to allow ONS to have an understanding of what your company can offer. Please include as a minimum: o Organisation Name o Contact details o Brief description of primary activity of organisation o Responses to the information outlined within the 'Supporting Information' above. Additional Information This Exercise is NOT a pre-qualification or a selection exercise. It is intended to act as an awareness and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for suppliers to advise the extent to which they potentially are able to provide some or all of the services that ONS may require, in order to help ONS with its future intentions. The responses to this exercise will be used to base decisions on whether future tenders would be viable in securing this service. Any future tenders will be conducted through the In-tend portal. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90f76ab9-d112-4574-9738-94c50abf376e | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Feb 2020 | | Submission deadline | 28 Feb 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Aug 2020 - 31 Dec 2021 | | 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 | NEWPORT | | 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 - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72314000 - Data collection and collation services ## Release History - 5 Feb 2020 at 16:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90f76ab9-d112-4574-9738-94c50abf376e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90f76ab9-d112-4574-9738-94c50abf376e 5th February 2020 - 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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