UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX · Awarded contract
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Award of Understanding Society Wave 13-15 Data Collection to Kantar UK Ltd

Awarded 29 Apr 2020

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Awarded29 Apr 2020
Value£30,000,000.00
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 10mo ago5y 8mo term
Awarded 29 Apr 2020Expired 30 Dec 2025

University of Essex awarded a contract to Kantar UK Ltd (trading as Kantar Public) for data collection activities for waves 13 to 15 of the main Understanding Society survey and waves 15 to 17 of the Innovation Panel.

The contract, valued at £30,000,000, covers core annual mixed-mode surveys of approximately 26,000 households and 1,500 households respectively, along with enhancements such as a 10,000-household boost at Wave 13, a 500-household refreshment sample at IP17, inclusion of additional households at Wave 14, and an online survey of emigrating sample members.

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