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# T1042 - Understanding Society Wave 17-22

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t1042-understanding-society-wave-17-22-ocds-h6vhtk-0402c7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Essex: "T1042 - Understanding Society Wave 17-22". Published status: complete. Published Value: £900,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: supplierlive.proactisp2p.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Essex](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-essex-urn-133805)
- **Published Value:** £900,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 October 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Survey conduction services, Survey services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £50,598,703 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0402c7`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t1042-understanding-society-wave-17-22-ocds-h6vhtk-0402c7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplierlive.proactisp2p.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplierlive.proactisp2p.com%2FAccount%2FLogin)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t1042-understanding-society-wave-17-22-ocds-h6vhtk-0402c7#participate

## Description
Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) is a longitudinal social survey of households and individuals living in the UK. For Understanding Society, data collection began in January 2009 and participants are interviewed annually. In the second and third waves (2010-12) a wide range of objective health measures were collected by a nurse, including venous blood samples from which we produced a range of analytes, extracted DNA and produced genetic and epigenetic data. This data has been extensively used by the public health and social science research communities. This contract covers a wave of bio-data collection at Wave 16 (2024-26), with the emphasis being on participants collecting samples/measurements themselves. The survey is designed and managed by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79311200
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) is a longitudinal social survey of households and individuals living in the UK. For Understanding Society, data collection began in January 2009 and participants are interviewed annua...
- **Contract Period:** 13/11/2023 to 30/06/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 000500-2024-T1023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Thriva Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12911`

- **Award:** T1042 - Understanding Society Wave 17-22 (active)
  - Award id: `013522-2024-T1042-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Verian Group UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-170594`

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** T1042 - Understanding Society Wave 17-22 (active)
  - Signed Value: £49,635,913
  - Signed Date: 10/04/2024

- **Contract:** 000500-2024-T1023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £962,790
  - Signed Date: 29/11/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013522-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-04-26T07:03:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T11:27:19.261Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0402c7