---
title: "Scotland's Census 2021 Census Coverage Survey"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000525662"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND"
published: "2018-02-07"
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# Scotland's Census 2021 Census Coverage Survey

Buyer: NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000525662

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB309554 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Feb 2018 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Oct 2019 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL RECORDS OF SCOTLAND |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH12 7TF |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Corstorphine/Murrayfield |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh West |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### 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

## Release History

- 7 Feb 2018 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB309554

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB309554&idx=3
  8th March 2018 - Questions and Answers
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB309554&idx=2
  1st March 2018 - CCS Meet the Buyer event slides
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=FEB309554&idx=1
  9th February 2018 - Census Coverage Survey outline description
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB309554
  Scotland's Census 2021 Census Coverage Survey - Provision of a Census Coverage Survey as part of Scotland's Census 2021.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk
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- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000525662

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