Office for National Statistics · Awarded contract
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Award of Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE) to National Institute of Economic and Social Research

Awarded 01 Jan 2017

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Awarded01 Jan 2017
Value£6,000,000.00
SupplierNational Institute of Economic and Social Research
AgencyOffice for National Statistics
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 4y 7mo ago5y 3mo term
Awarded 1 Jan 2017Expired 30 Mar 2022

About

The Office for National Statistics awarded a contract to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research for the provision of an Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE).

The centre will conduct fundamental methodological and conceptual research on measuring new forms of economic activity in a globalised world, meeting local, city and regional statistics needs, and understanding the productivity puzzle, with the objective of feeding into the development and improvement of ONS economic statistics and data processing methodologies.

The contract value is £6,000,000.

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