Ortus Economic Research is a UK company providing economic analysis, research and evaluation services. Our company number is 10636036. Our registered address is: 10 Heathfield Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 5QT
Innovation-friendly Procurement – Sentiment analysis
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About this research
Ortus Economic Research has been appointed by Connected Places Catapult and PIEC to undertake an independent study which investigates understanding and knowledge of innovation-friendly procurement in the UK. The study will provide evidence that IPEC can use to inform its future strategy and actions, including the design of support for public sector bodies in capitalising on innovation-friendly procurement opportunities in the future.
The data controller for this research project is IPEC – see Contact below. The data controller ‘determines the purposes and means of processing personal data’. The legal basis for this research is ‘public task’ – the processing is necessary for IPEC to perform a task in the public interest or for its official functions, and the task or function has a clear basis in law.
Taking part in this research is voluntary and you have the right to withdraw from the research at any time – see Your rights below.
How your data will be used
The research is confidential. The data you provide by completing this survey will only be used for research purposes. All survey data will be treated in the strictest confidence and will only be seen and analysed by the Ortus Economic Research team.
The reports and analysis produced as part of our research will only contain anonymous data. Analysis will be undertaken at a level of aggregation which ensures that no individual respondent can be identified by virtue of their responses. This means that you and your organisation will not be named, nor will you be identifiable from any of your answers, in any analysis or report.
The survey only asks for the identity of respondents who are willing to take part in further research. Otherwise, the data is anonymous. Where contact details are collected, these will only be accessed by Ortus Economic Research for the purposes of this research. IPEC will not receive any raw or granular response data. They will only receive aggregated data (which means your data will be mixed in with the views of many other individuals) and research reports will only contain anonymous data (which means you will not be named, nor identifiable from any of your answers).
How we keep your information safe
Ortus Economic Research uses a wide range of technology to ensure that any personal data we hold is processed, stored and transferred in a secure way. This includes encryption, password protection and limiting access to personal data to key staff only. We regularly review our processes, hardware, software and policies to ensure we maintain personal data securely.
Your data will not be transferred to a country outside the EU.
Your rights
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), individuals have rights over their personal data and Data Controllers have a responsibility to fulfil these rights. Your rights include:
- Withdrawal of consent – you have a right to withdraw from the research at any time. Any personal data will then be deleted from any research study or database in which you are identifiable.
- Access to personal data – a right to access personal data that is held by Ortus Economic Research or Qa Research.
- Amendment to personal data – a right to have any personal data held about you amended.
- Erase personal data (‘right to be forgotten’) – a right to have personal data erased.
- Object to processing – a right to object to processing in certain circumstances
- Restrict processing – a right to restrict the processing of personal data in certain circumstances. This means that an individual can limit the ways that an organisation uses their data. It is different to requesting the erasure of personal data.
You have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) if you are unhappy with the way Ortus Economic Research processes your personal data. The ICO can be contacted at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.
Contact
If you have further questions about this research project, you can call Ortus Economic Research on 07966 582133
If you wish to contact IPEC about the purpose of the study or the use of the evidence or data that it generates, please contact Zain Bari, Economist by email at zain.bari@cp.catapult.org.uk.
To fulfil your rights under GDPR (including to make a Subject Access Request) please contact Ortus Economic Research by email (andrew.graves@ortuser.co.uk) or by phone (07966 582133) or by post to Data Protection Officer, 10 Heathfield Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 5QT. We will respond to your request within legal time limits and in line with current data protection legislation. Normally, we will not charge for the fulfilment of your rights and would only do so when legally entitled to.
Further information on Privacy
Ortus Economic Research’s Privacy Policy can be found at http://www.ortuser.co.uk/about-ortus/privacy
See the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) website for information on data protection and privacy: https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/