CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

National Survey for Wales, 2016 - 2021/2022

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

UKL - WALES

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

This contract is to conduct a survey across Wales between March 2016 and March 2021 (with the option to extend fieldwork to March 2022) and supply the resulting data to the Welsh Government.

The survey will provide the Welsh Government and its partner organisations with robust information on the characteristics, circumstances, and views of people across Wales. The content of the survey will evolve over time to ensure it continues to meet the needs of stakeholders.

The survey will be a face-to-face, random sample, continuous survey of people across Wales living in private households.

The main requirements are:

- to achieve a minimum sample size of 12,000 people a year;

- to collect high-quality data and to achieve a response rate which is equal to or exceeds those obtained for surveys with similar designs; and

- to deliver final weighted datasets within six weeks of the completion of each 12 month fieldwork period, based on all cases achieved during that period.

The budget available is GBP0.3m in 2015-16, GBP1.7m – 2m in each of 2016-17 and 2017-18, and GBP1.8m – 2.1m per financial year thereafter (excluding VAT, and including inflation over the life of the contract). The Welsh Government reserves the right not to consider bids that are above the range specified.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

The value above represents the total budget available for the life of the contract to cover the core costs, a possible extension of a year and any tendered options the client wishes to utilise. The value of the core contract is GBP9,370,050.00. This excludes VAT, any extension, and any options.

(WA Ref:33049)

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice