Prior information notice
            This notice is for prior information only
          
Section I: Contracting 
        authority        
      
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.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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
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). More information on the planned survey design is set out in the attached document.
  II.1.5) Estimated total value
  Value excluding VAT: 
			18 000 000.00 
			  GBP
  II.1.6) Information about lots
  
            This contract is divided into lots:
            
        No
      
 
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.2.14) Additional information
    See attachment.
   
 
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
09/12/2024
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
  IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
  
                The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
                
        Yes
      
 
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
See attachment.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=145831.
(WA Ref:145831)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/11/2024