Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Parc Cathays / Cathays Park
Caerdydd / Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Contact person: Chris McGowan
E-mail: chris.mcgowan@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
National Survey for Wales, 2026-27 to 2031/2033
Reference number: C119/2024/2025
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Under the contract, the Contractor will conduct fieldwork for the National Survey from March 2026 until March 2031 (with the option to extend fieldwork to March 2032 or March 2033), and to supply the resulting annual data files to the Client along with technical documentation. The proposed survey will cover a wide range of topics, gathering data from a random sample of adults across Wales, and will be online-first (with an alternative mode available).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
12 487 477.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73100000
73110000
73300000
79310000
79311210
79311000
79315000
79342310
79342311
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Welsh Government intends to procure a new contract to deliver the National Survey for Wales, using an online-first approach for survey responses. The requirement is to carry out a cross-sectional continuous annual survey, lasting 30 minutes on average, of a random sample of people in Wales living in private households.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
As part of the tender there were additional optional extras requested and included.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
As there are additional options permissible within the tender the total value of the contract could be higher than the stipulated award price but the ceiling value over the maximum duration of the contract will be up to 21,450,000 GBP.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-040496
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C119/2024/2025
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/04/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
35 Northampton Square, London
London
EC1V0AX
UK
NUTS: UKI43
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 12 487 477.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
As there are additional options permissible within the tender the total value of the contract could be higher than the stipulated award price but the ceiling value over the maximum duration of the contract will be up to 21,450,000 GBP.
(WA Ref:150572)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/05/2025