Provision of Local Prices Data Collection for consumer price inflation statistics (CPI, CPIH, HCIs and RPI)

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        "description": "Introduction\nLocal Price Collection takes place across 141 UK locations through around 300 field collectors every month under the current operating model.  The delivery of this service is currently fully outsourced to a commercial provider.\nLocal Price Collection is vital to produce Consumer Prices Index (CPI), Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH), Household Costs Indices (HCIs) and Retail Prices Index (RPI) statistics. These consumer price inflation statistics are important indicators of how the UK economy is performing. They are used in many ways by individuals, government, businesses, and academics. Inflation statistics impact on everyone, as they influence interest rates, tax allowances, benefits, pensions, savings rates, maintenance contracts, and many other payments.\nThe ONS is initiating preliminary market engagement ahead of the future procurement of Local Price Collection service delivery. 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It also flags how flexible the aspect is and where we would invite novel solutions from suppliers.\n1 - Data Collection\n(a) Delivery of data collection service\n•\tRecruitment, training, and management of a geographically dispersed workforce.\n•\tOversight of operations involving hundreds of collectors undertaking one week of collection per month.\n•\tCollection of item prices in outlets across specific locations\n•\tMaintaining adherence to collection requirements\nThere is limited scope for flexibility in the delivery of this aspect.\n(b) Quality Assurance of data and ensuring service continuity\n•\tCompliance with key performance indicators to ensure complete and accurate data is delivered\n•\tCommitment to quality indicators aligned with The Government Data Quality Framework\n•\tTimely delivery of data to meet monthly processing schedules\n•\tEstablishing and maintaining robust quality controls\n•\tSupport ONS in service delivery risk management, business continuity, and delivery contingency planning\n•\tMeet parallel run requirements during transition period\nThere is some flexibility in the delivery of this aspect beyond our minimum requirements.\n(c) Innovation and continuous improvement throughout the lifetime of the contract\n•\tReviewing and enhancing processes to identify improvements including to data quality and operational efficiency for supplier and ONS benefit\n•\tRemaining aware of innovative technologies and software, and collection methods to explore applications to benefit service delivery.\n•\tProactively produce plans and timelines to carry trials for future enhancements for example supporting transformation work.\tThere is full scope for flexibility in the delivery of this aspect beyond our minimum requirements.\nWe would invite supplier solutions.\n2 - Enabling technology\n(a) Data handling, management, and security\n•\tEnsuring awareness of security requirements and working alongside ONS security team to gain approval that meets expected standards of data and security governance\n•\tSecure transfer of collected data through encrypted channels and controlled devices which adhere to legal and ONS requirements\n•\tIntegrate with ONS' existing cloud based pipelines, validation processes, and monthly schedules\n(b) Software and device testing, integration and delivery\n•\tIdentifying appropriate software and devices to meet requirements provided by ONS\n•\tTesting integration and usability of devices independently and in collaboration with ONS\nThere is considerable scope for flexibility for this aspect beyond our minimum requirements.\nWe would invite innovative supplier solutions.\nAs part of an information gathering exercise, we request that you complete the questions via Microsoft Forms.  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It is intended to act as an awareness and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for suppliers to advise us on the extent to which they potentially can provide some or all the services that ONS may require, in order to help ONS with its future intentions"
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It also flags how flexible the aspect is and where we would invite novel solutions from suppliers.\n1 - Data Collection\t\n(a) Delivery of data collection service\t\n•\tRecruitment, training, and management of a geographically dispersed workforce.\n•\tOversight of operations involving hundreds of collectors undertaking one week of collection per month.\n•\tCollection of item prices in outlets across specific locations \n•\tMaintaining adherence to collection requirements\nThere is limited scope for flexibility in the delivery of this aspect.\n(b) Quality Assurance of data and ensuring service continuity\t\n•\tCompliance with key performance indicators to ensure complete and accurate data is delivered  \n•\tCommitment to quality indicators aligned with The Government Data Quality Framework \n•\tTimely delivery of data to meet monthly processing schedules\n•\tEstablishing and maintaining robust quality controls   \n•\tSupport ONS in service delivery risk management, business continuity, and delivery contingency planning\n•\tMeet parallel run requirements during transition period\t\nThere is some flexibility in the delivery of this aspect beyond our minimum requirements.\n(c) Innovation and continuous improvement throughout the lifetime of the contract\n•\tReviewing and enhancing processes to identify improvements including to data quality and operational efficiency for supplier and ONS benefit\n•\tRemaining aware of innovative technologies and software, and collection methods to explore applications to benefit service delivery.\n•\tProactively produce plans and timelines to carry trials for future enhancements for example supporting transformation work.\tThere is full scope for flexibility in the delivery of this aspect beyond our minimum requirements. \nWe would invite supplier solutions.\n2 - Enabling technology\t\n(a) Data handling, management, and security  \t\n•\tEnsuring awareness of security requirements and working alongside ONS security team to gain approval that meets expected standards of data and security governance  \n•\tSecure transfer of collected data through encrypted channels and controlled devices which adhere to legal and ONS requirements\n•\tIntegrate with ONS' existing cloud based pipelines, validation processes, and monthly schedules\t\n(b) Software and device testing, integration and delivery\t\n•\tIdentifying appropriate software and devices to meet requirements provided by ONS\n•\tTesting integration and usability of devices independently and in collaboration with ONS\t\nThere is considerable scope for flexibility for this aspect beyond our minimum requirements.\nWe would invite innovative supplier solutions.\nAs part of an information gathering exercise, we request that you complete the questions via Microsoft Forms.  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        "description": "To register your interest, please email CommercialTeam@ons.gov.uk. In the email subject please quote CS-26-180 C Jones and D Martin \nWithin your email, please give a brief synopsis of what your organisation can offer in terms of the requirements detailed above. \nWe will be scheduling supplier sessions to discuss the requirements and potential solutions in more detail. These sessions maybe on a 1:1 basis or we may group suppliers together, this will depend on the level of interest in the engagement. \nWe also welcome written answers to our discussion points and a high-level overview of your input to the discussion topics, where time does not allow you to attend a session. Any written submission should be no more than 5 pages long and be submitted via email to with the reference CS-26-180 C Jones. \nAdditional Information \nThis Exercise is NOT a pre-qualification or selection exercise and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process that may apply to any future potential procurement. It is intended to act as an awareness and information gathering exercise offering an opportunity for suppliers to advise us on the extent to which they potentially can provide some or all the services that ONS may require, in order to help ONS with its future intentions."
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