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National Survey for Wales, 2026-27 to 2031/2033

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:07.

Opportunity overview

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).

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£12.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Apr 2025
Award ID
019045-2025-C119/2024/2025-1
Status
active
Location
London, UKI43, EC1V0AX, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services
  • CPV73100000 — Research and experimental development services
  • CPV73110000 — Research services
  • CPV73300000 — Design and execution of research and development
  • CPV79310000 — Market research services
  • CPV79311000 — Survey services
  • CPV79311210 — Telephone survey services
  • CPV79315000 — Social research services
  • CPV79342310 — Customer survey services
  • CPV79342311 — Customer satisfaction survey

Lots

  • 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. 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.£21.5m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C119/2024/2025
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Bid Opening

Date
17 Feb 2025, 10:00

Address

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
17 Feb 2025, 10:00

Tender Period

Ends
14 Feb 2025, 14:00

Communication

Future Notice Date
9 Dec 2024, 00:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
As stated in the procurement documents
Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
180

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Other Requirements

Requires Staff Names And Qualifications
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
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. 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.

Value

Amount
21,450,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
As part of the tender there were additional optional extras requested and included.

Renewal

Description
Option to extend for a maximum of 2 years on an annual basis (up until 2033)

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
80
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
20

Contract period

Duration In Days
2,430

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL
Entry 2
Region
UKL
Entry 3
Region
UKL
Entry 4
Region
UKL

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and experimental development services
Entry 2
Id
73110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research services
Entry 3
Id
73300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Design and execution of research and development
Entry 4
Id
79310000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Market research services
Entry 5
Id
79311210
Scheme
CPV
Description
Telephone survey services
Entry 6
Id
79311000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Survey services
Entry 7
Id
79315000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social research services
Entry 8
Id
79342310
Scheme
CPV
Description
Customer survey services
Entry 9
Id
79342311
Scheme
CPV
Description
Customer satisfaction survey

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-129288
Name
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UKL
Locality
Caerdydd / Cardiff
Postal Code
CF10 3NQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Parc Cathays / Cathays Park

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Contact

Name
Chris McGowan
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-111
Name
High Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
WC2A 2LL
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court

Contact

Telephone
+44 2079477501
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-140721
Name
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI43
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC1V0AX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
35 Northampton Square, London

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

Award information

Award 1
Id
019045-2025-C119/2024/2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-140721
Name
NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
019045-2025-C119/2024/2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
019045-2025-C119/2024/2025-1
Date Signed
24 Apr 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
12,487,477
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Caerdydd / Cardiff · UKL · CF10 3NQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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