Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
European Social Survey ERIC
ESS ERIC HQ, c/o City University London, Northampton Square
London
EC1V 0HB
UK
Contact person: Peter Grand (IHS Agent of ESS ERIC)
Telephone: +43 159991-288
E-mail: grand@ihs.ac.at
NUTS: UKI4
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.europeansocialsurvey.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA36629
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: European Research Infrastructure Consortium
I.5) Main activity
Other: Research services/Social Survey
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Fieldwork for ESS Round 9 in Austria
Reference number: 18/001
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79311000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
European Social Survey ERIC invites tenderers to submit proposals for the provision of conducting a face-to-face survey in Austria. The intention is to establish a contract with one provider.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
320 000.00
EUR
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79315000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
AT
Main site or place of performance:
Austria
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Proposals for the provision of conducting the European Social Survey Round 9 in Austria. The Institute for Advanced Studies is the Austrian National Coordinator for ESS Round 9 in Austria and acts as an Agent of ESS ERIC. Tenderers have to comply with the ESS Round 9 Survey specifications (available with the procurement documents). The Specifications outline the tasks and responsibilities of the Survey Agency, list all activities, present a timetable and refer to a set of documents that provide guidelines in specific areas (sampling, translation, interviewer briefing, data delivery). The mode of the fieldwork has to be computer-assisted face-to-face interviews (F2F CAPI). The services required include but are not limited to:
— Programming the translated questionnaire and contact forms into CAPI,
— Propose an appropriate sampling design together with the Austrian National Coordinator and the ESS Sampling Experts Panel adhering to the sampling specifications as outlined in the ESS9 survey specifications,
— Interviewer briefing jointly with theAustrian National Coordinator,
— Conducting the Face-to-face interviews with CAPI in the German language,
— Adhering to the rules regarding the form and number of contact attempts as outlined in the ESS9 survey specifications,
— Continually reporting on the fieldwork progress on a case-level basis,
— Providing data for other required documents, e.g. fieldwork questionnaire, national technical summary, etc.
The fieldwork organization to be appointed has to have the following expertise and resources available:
— At least 120 interviewers fluent in the German language,
— The technical equipment for CAPI,
— A dense network of interviewers in order to conduct F2F-interviews throughout Austria,
— Compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),
— The ability to conduct all the required interviews in the period of 1.9.2018 to 31.12.2018,
— Please note that ESS ERIC is zero rated for VAT purposes for suppliers in the European Union.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Project management
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Project methodology
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 097-221582
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 18/001
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/08/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Institut für empirische Sozialforschung (IFES) GmbH
Teinfaltstraße 8/5. OG
Vienna
1010
AT
Telephone: +43 154670321
E-mail: ifes@ifes.at
Fax: +43 154670312
NUTS: AT13
Internet address(es)
URL: www.ifes.at
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 310 500.00
EUR
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:213302)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
European Social Survey ERIC
ESS ERIC HQ, c/o City University London, Northampton Square
London
EC1V 0HB
UK
Telephone: +44 2070408387
Internet address(es)
URL: www.europeansocialsurvey.org
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/09/2018