Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c2b-c4c7-7338-8881-bc4659bf502f/public-acceptability-testing-on-dependent-interviewing-and-dependent-sampling [Skip to main content](#main-content) awardedGBopen procedureSuitable for SMEs # Public Acceptability Testing on Dependent Interviewing and Dependent Sampling - AWARD [Office for National Statistics](https://tendernation.io/buyers/office-for-national-statistics) Estimated value £10,000 to £60,000 Published 19 Jan 2018 Deadline Closed 10 Jan 2018 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](/opportunities/for-small-businesses)## About this tender For this contract, known as Public acceptability research on dependent sampling and dependent interviewing, the Contracting Authority is seeking to procure an independent, predominately qualitative, assessment of the public's views about ONS using individuals' administrative data to improve methods for survey collections. This research is part of the Administrative Data Census Project. The aim of the Administrative Data Census Project is to develop an alternative to the traditional 10 yearly census, by reusing administrative data that is already collected by government departments. One of the key milestones for the project is to have developed and implemented a new methodology for producing population estimates by 2020. Due to coverage errors on administrative lists held by government departments, ONS will need to run an annual Population Coverage Survey, for approximately 1% of addresses in England and Wales. This survey needs to be designed to measure 'over-coverage' on administrative records - the extent to which persons are still registered at addresses at which they have since moved out of. An independent methodology review undertaken in 2014 recommended that ONS explore the potential use of 'dependent interviewing' to ensure that over-coverage can be accurately measured. This essentially involves drawing a sample of addresses and supplying field interviewers with a list of names of individuals that are registered at those addresses with government departments. When conducting the Population Coverage Survey at these addresses, the interview can then check whether residents listed on the administrative records are in fact still at the address. This involves ONS taking information from individuals' registrations out into the field, and in some cases disclosing to current residents the names of people that have previously lived at the address. ONS needs to understand public perception around administrative data being used in this way, and how people are likely to react to field interviewers that have prior information about who lives at the addresses. ONS is planning to test this type of approach as early as April 2018. To do this we are seeking approval at the National Statistician's Ethics Committee. Before taking this to the committee we need a better understanding of the reputational risk that ONS will incur by pursuing this kind of approach with our field teams. Read full description ## CPV classification Market research services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice ](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/b2e1b09c-c7e4-4468-aeb9-e04fd9a187f6) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free ](/register) [Buyer profileOffice for National Statistics: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/office-for-national-statistics)[SectorMore Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [Employee Screening Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority 16 days left 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a145df-100b-70ec-8bcc-3630f263230d/employee-screening)[Invitation to Tender- For the provision of viability evidence and assessment of the West Suffolk Local Plan and the introduction of a CIL charging schedule. West Suffolk Council 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-5763-721c-b887-6f844f9f4360/invitation-to-tender-for-the-provision-of-viability-evidence-and-assessment-of)[BaDC-1727 Retford Buttermarket Food Hall Operator Opportunity Bassetlaw District Council 41 days left 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-57cd-73bf-b1f5-a8a4f0713a79/badc-1727-retford-buttermarket-food-hall-operator-opportunity)[Consultancy Services for an Independent Mixed-Use Viability, Market Demand and Development Options Review - Fleetwood Farm, Banks West Lancashire Borough Council 20 days left 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-59d8-704e-b46c-727e4a0e571e/consultancy-services-for-an-independent-mixed-use-viability-market-demand-and-d)[UEFA EURO 28 Birmingham Host City - Festival Development Birmingham City Council 21 days left 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-7fd3-7021-b8b4-8cbe13597d01/uefa-euro-28-birmingham-host-city-festival-development)[Evaluation specialist Dartmoor’s Dynamic Landscapes programme (natural environment, landscape heritage, culture) Dartmoor National Park Authority 15 days left 1 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1434c-ece2-7261-8fb5-e68bdb54c1e9/evaluation-specialist-dartmoors-dynamic-landscapes-programme-natural-environme)