Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Parc Cathays / Cathays Park
Caerdydd / Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
CPSProcurementAdvice@gov.wales
Telephone
+44 3000257095
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL - Wales
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
National Survey for Wales 2025 Cognitive Testing and Materials Testing
Reference number
C124/2024/2025
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79311000 - Survey services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Contract to review, refine and test the National Survey for Wales 2025.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £154,129
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79311100 - Survey design services
- 79311200 - Survey conduction services
- 79311300 - Survey analysis services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The National Survey for Wales is a key source of information for the Welsh Government and its partners.
The survey has recently been carried out by telephone, but from 2026-27 it is intended that it will take place primarily online.
It is vital that this transition is informed by cognitive testing of questions as they are moved to online mode, and testing of materials for respondents (e.g. survey letters and leaflets).
This contract will look at reviewing, refining and testing National Survey questions for online mode. Due to the number of questions to be tested, cognitive testing will be split across two phases, each consisting of a desk review stage and two rounds of cognitive testing interviews. The first phase will take place between March and May 2025, and the second phase between May and July 2025 (dates are currently provisional, with final agreed dates to be confirmed).
Alongside the cognitive testing of survey questions, the National Survey respondent materials and the online survey landing page will also be tested, with the aim of providing evidence-based recommendations to inform and improve the process for recruiting respondents. The materials testing will consist of a desk review stage and two rounds of cognitive testing interviews, to take place between May and July 2025 (dates are currently provisional, with final agreed dates to be confirmed).
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Please set out how you would approach and carry out the desk review of proposed survey questions for online mode, and respondent materials and online survey landing page. / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Please set out how you would approach and carry out the cognitive testing interviews for the proposed survey questions for online mode, and respondent materials and online survey landing page / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Please describe how you would ensure the services and outputs described in the specification are delivered to time. / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-036713
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
C124/2024/2025
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10 March 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
35 Northampton Square, London
London
EC1V0AX
Telephone
+44 2075499584
Fax
+44 2072501524
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI43 - Haringey and Islington
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £156,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £154,129
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
E-TENDER INFORMATION:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
- The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.
- Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.
- The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.
- On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.
- The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.
- In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.
- Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?”
- Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.
- If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.
- Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.
- Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).
- Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.
- Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 2pm
HOW TO FIND THE ITT:
- Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’
- The etender references for this contract are: Project_57405 and
ITT _113426
- Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the ‘Express an Interest button’. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.
- You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments’ area.
- Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process.To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID= 145305
(WA Ref:145305)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.
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(WA Ref:149044)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 2079477501
Country
United Kingdom