Awarded contract

Census 2031 Question Testing Contract

Details

Buyer: National Records of Scotland
Supplier(s): Natcen
Value: £324,595.07
Topic: Survey services
Published: 8 July 2026
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

National Records of Scotland (NRS) is seeking to appoint a supplier to provide Census 2031 question testing services, including qualitative and quantitative research to assess proposed Census questions, ensuring they meet user needs, are acceptable to the public, produce high-quality data, and support successful participation in Scotland’s Census 2031. Lot 1: National Records of Scotland (NRS) has awarded a contract for the provision of Census 2031 Question Testing services. The services include qualitative and quantitative research to test proposed Census questions and questionnaire content for both online and paper questionnaires. The research will assess question design, respondent understanding and data quality, supporting the development, approval and delivery of Scotland's Census 2031.

Timeline

Completed: Award date6 July 2026
Completed: Award published8 July 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

National Records of Scotland is Scotland's civil registration and statistics agency, and buys as a central government body with its own procurement team. Goods, works and services are acquired through competition wherever possible. Collaborative contracts with fellow public bodies sit alongside routes through Scotland Excel and the Crown Commercial Service. A published Procurement Strategy and annual procurement reports set out these routes for suppliers.

Over the past 5 years, most of National Records of Scotland's contract awards have been in software and information systems, business services and IT services.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@national-records-of-scotland.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@national-records-of-scotland.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@national-records-of-scotland.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@national-records-of-scotland.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@national-records-of-scotland.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@national-records-of-scotland.gov