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European Social Survey (ESS) Round 10 Fieldwork in Slovakia

EUROPEAN SOCIAL SURVEY ERIC

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14 Jan 2021 at 15:56

Summary of the contracting process

The European Social Survey ERIC is conducting a procurement process for the "European Social Survey (ESS) Round 10 Fieldwork in Slovakia". The project falls under the services category, specifically focusing on survey services. The procurement is currently at the award stage, with the contract being awarded to "Go4Insight s.r.o" and "ACRC s.r.o." The award was signed on 18 December 2020, with a total contract value of €150,000. The fieldwork is expected to occur nationally in Slovakia and must adhere to the established specifications, including COVID-19 regulations.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses in the fields of survey research, data management, and social science consulting. Companies with experience in conducting field surveys and a robust team of interviewers fluent in Slovak and Hungarian would be well-positioned to compete for future tenders like this. Firms capable of deploying advanced data collection technologies and ensuring compliance with regulations such as GDPR will be particularly attractive to contracting authorities seeking reliable service providers.

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Notice Title

European Social Survey (ESS) Round 10 Fieldwork in Slovakia

Notice Description

ESS Round 10 fieldwork in Slovakia in accordance with the Specifications for Round 10 issued by the ESS ERIC Director. The key tasks of the Survey Agency are preparing, conducting and monitoring of fieldwork, processing data and preparing deliverables. These tasks include, but are not limited to the following: - Completing approximately 2,000 hour-long CAPI interviews, using a random sample of dwellings provided by the National Coordinator Team (NCT). - Visiting and coding final outcomes for a list of 3,801 issued sample units (dwellings) based on the agreed sample design (see Sample Design Summary available as part of tender documentation). - Adhering to the rules regarding the form and number of contact attempts as stated in the "Round 10 Survey Specification for ESS ERIC Member, Observer and Guest Countries". - Implementing a response maximization plan to deliver the highest possible response rate (target response rate 55%). - Adhering to the national COVID-19 pandemic regulations and guidelines (attached as part of tender documentation). - Adhering to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and national laws. A Data Processing Agreement will be agreed between ESS ERIC (Controller) and the appointed Agency (Processor) - Discussing the fieldwork procedures, progress and outcomes with the NCT (National Coordinating Team) in every phase. - Monitoring fieldwork progress closely to allow the NCT to provide at least weekly information to the CST (Core Scientific Team) on fieldwork progress. - Organising face-to-face (or online using video-conferencing as a back-up option due to COVID-19) interviewer briefings jointly with the NCT. - Completing an electronic contact form for every visit to sample units. This will include random selection of one eligible adult for interview from each issued dwelling. -Conducting face-to-face interviews with CAPI (via Central Survey Tool Suite) in the Slovak and Hungarian language. - Continually reporting on the fieldwork progress on a case-level basis. Input into interim data checks after a third of fieldwork is complete according to the specification provided by the CST and follow-up on any issues identified by these checks. - Providing data for other required documents, e.g. fieldwork questionnaire, national technical summary, etc. - Post-coding the open questions on education and occupation.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The fieldwork organisation has to follow the Round 10 Survey Specification for ESS ERIC Member, Observer and Guest Countries as amended from time to time, which will also be part of the contract. The key tasks are preparing, conducting and monitoring of fieldwork, processing data and preparing deliverables. These tasks include: - Completing approximately 2,000 hour-long CAPI interviews, using a random sample of dwellings provided by the NCT. - Visiting and coding final outcomes for a list of 3,801 issued sample units (dwellings) based on the agreed sample design (see Sample Design Summary for details of the sample design). - Adhering to the rules regarding the form and number of contact attempts as stated in the "Round 10 Survey Specification for ESS ERIC Member, Observer and Guest Countries". - Implementing a response maximization plan to deliver the highest possible response rate (target response rate 55%). - Adhering to the national COVID-19 pandemic regulations and guidelines. ESS ERIC COVID-19 guidelines. - Adhering to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and national laws. A Data Processing Agreement will be agreed between ESS ERIC (Controller) and the appointed Agency (Processor) - Discussing the fieldwork procedures, progress and outcomes with the NCT (National Coordinating Team) in every phase. - Monitoring fieldwork progress closely to allow the NCT to provide at least weekly information to the CST (Core Scientific Team) on fieldwork progress. - Organizing face-to-face (or online using video-conferencing as a back-up option due to COVID-19) interviewer briefings jointly with the NCT. - Completing an electronic contact form for every visit to sample units. This will include random selection of one eligible adult for interview from each issued dwelling. - Conducting face-to-face interviews with CAPI (via Central Survey Tool Suite) in the Slovak and Hungarian language. - Continually reporting on the fieldwork progress on a case-level basis. Input into interim data checks after a third of fieldwork is complete according to the specification provided by the CST and follow-up on any issues identified by these checks. - Providing data for other required documents, e.g. fieldwork questionnaire, national technical summary, etc. - Post-coding the open questions on education and occupation. The Survey Agency to be appointed must have the following expertise and resources available: - Minimum of 80 interviewers fluent in the Slovak and/or Hungarian language (maximum workload of 48 sample units per interviewer, excluding reissues) throughout Slovakia. Sampling design is set in Sampling design summary and approved by ESS ERIC Sampling design team. List of 3801 selected particular dwellings (gross sample size) will be provided by NCT. - Interviewers experienced in face-to-face interviewing. Video interviews (as a back-up option) can be conducted in cases where a face-to-face interview has been refused. This has been introduced due to concerns over the willingness of some groups to take part in a face-to-face survey in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. - Technical equipment for CAPI (TAPI) - Sufficient numbers of tablets. - The ability to conduct all the required interviews during the period of 1 February 2021 to 15 August 2021. - Installing the Central Survey Tool Suite (Main Questionnaire, Contact Form etc.) on mobile devices for interviewers to use it in the fieldwork for respondent selection, recording contact attempts, describing neighbourhood and for conducting the ESS interview. - Pre-test of 50 cases prior to fieldwork, including video-interviewing. - Preparing, printing and delivering the Advance letters (3801) and enclosing an unconditional incentive to the value of EUR 5 with each. - Printing the multiple sets of Showcards for the interviewers (see ESS ERIC COVID-19 guidelines). Technical Requirements - the technical requirements of interviewer laptops and Android tablets are set out in the tender documentation.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-028a67
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000787-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79311000 - Survey services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Jan 20215 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Dec 20205 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
EUROPEAN SOCIAL SURVEY ERIC
Contact Name
Dr Lorna Ryan
Contact Email
tenders.esseric@city.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2070408387

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC1V 0HB
Post Town
Central London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

ACRC

GO4INSIGHT

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