Invitation to Tender for Advanced Survey Related Services

University College Dublin (UCD)

The University wishes to invite tenders for the provision of Advanced Survey Related Services. The framework agreement may comprise of Advanced Survey Services related to Clinical Research, Social Science Research, Computer Science Research, Education and training research, conducting fieldwork and Interviews, Sampling, Coding, Data Processing and Archiving Services (“Advanced Survey Related Services”).
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=278992. />The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=278992. />Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-09-07. The procurement was published on 2011-07-27.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2011-07-27 Contract notice
Contract notice (2011-07-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: survey services
Quantity or scope:
Please see the ‘Invitation to Tender’ document attached to the contract notice at www.etenders.gov.ie.
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Survey services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one or more lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Postal address: Procurement and Contracts Office, Roebuck Offices
Postal code: Dublin 4
Postal town: Belfield
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ucd.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 17164990 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-07-27 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-09-07 📅
Publication date: 2011-07-30 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 145-240904
OJ-S issue: 145
Additional information
1. A current tax clearance certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners will be required prior to award. (This applies to Irish and foreign bidders.) 2. University College Dublin undertakes to use it’s best endeavours to hold confidential, any information provided by you in your tender submission, subject to it’s obligations under law, including the Freedom of Information Acts. Should you wish any of the information supplied by you in your submission not to be disclosed because of its sensitivity, you should, when providing the information, identify the same and specify the reasons for its sensitivity. The University will consult with you about this sensitive information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received. If no information is identified as sensitive, with supporting reasons, then it is likely to be released in response to an FOI request. 3. The University shall NOT be bound to accept the lowest or any tender proposal. 4. The University does not accept any liability for any expenses incurred by any supplier in the preparation of tenders, portfolios or attendance at any meetings or demonstrations. 5. Please note that all information relating to this tender, including tender documentation, clarifications and changes, will be published on the etenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge and there is no charge for documents. UCD will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. If the tender documentation is in any way altered or edited, the subsequent tender may be deemed inadmissible. 6. The supply of goods or services under this notice will be governed by the standard terms and conditions of purchase of the University, a copy of which is available on the `documents’ page at: www.ucd.ie/procure or by e-mail request to: procurement@ucd.ie The Purchasing Authority is acting on behalf of the following organisations: Primarily these Frameworks are being put in place for use by UCD, however, the following institutions may wish to avail of the services of the preferred providers on this framework: — Dublin City University, — National University of Ireland Galway, — National University of Ireland Maynooth, — Trinity College Dublin, — University College Cork, — University of Limerick, — the University’s strategic partners (or any future strategic partners), including the National College of Art and Design, the Institute of Public Administration and the Institute of Bankers. It should be noted that there is no obligation on any of the above institutions to purchase under this framework. (ET Ref:278992).
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The University wishes to invite tenders for the provision of Advanced Survey Related Services. The framework agreement may comprise of Advanced Survey Services related to Clinical Research, Social Science Research, Computer Science Research, Education and training research, conducting fieldwork and Interviews, Sampling, Coding, Data Processing and Archiving Services (“Advanced Survey Related Services”).
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NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=278992.
The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=278992.
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Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.
Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Survey Development, Construction of a sampling frame, Fieldwork, Data processing, Archiving
Short description:
Survey Development, Construction of a sampling frame, Fieldwork, Data processing, Archiving.
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Advanced Survey and Clinical Research Services
Short description: Advanced Survey and Clinical Research Services.
Variants will be accepted ✅
Reference number: UCDOPP381
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Please see the ‘Invitation to Tender’ document attached to the contract notice at www.etenders.gov.ie.
Economic and financial standing:
Please see the ‘Invitation to Tender’ document attached to the contract notice at www.etenders.gov.ie.
Minimum level(s) of standards:
Please see the ‘Invitation to Tender’ document attached to the contract notice at www.etenders.gov.ie.
Technical and professional ability:
Please see the ‘Invitation to Tender’ document attached to the contract notice at www.etenders.gov.ie.
Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
If there is a grouping, it should prior to contract award, be in such a legal form as to contract as a single entity.
Other particular conditions:
Please see the ‘Invitation to Tender’ document attached to the contract notice at www.etenders.gov.ie.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Number of operators of the framework agreement: 6
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: University College Dublin (UCD)
The procurement is done on behalf of other contracting authorities ✅
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01796 🌏
Name: Etenders website
URL for further information: http://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Name: etenders website
URL for documents: http://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Name: Etenders postbox facility only
URL for participation: http://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: UCDOPP381
Additional information
1. A current tax clearance certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners will be required prior to award. (This applies to Irish and foreign bidders.)
2. University College Dublin undertakes to use it’s best endeavours to hold confidential, any information provided by you in your tender submission, subject to it’s obligations under law, including the Freedom of Information Acts. Should you wish any of the information supplied by you in your submission not to be disclosed because of its sensitivity, you should, when providing the information, identify the same and specify the reasons for its sensitivity. The University will consult with you about this sensitive information before making a decision on any Freedom of Information request received. If no information is identified as sensitive, with supporting reasons, then it is likely to be released in response to an FOI request.
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3. The University shall NOT be bound to accept the lowest or any tender proposal.
4. The University does not accept any liability for any expenses incurred by any supplier in the preparation of tenders, portfolios or attendance at any meetings or demonstrations.
5. Please note that all information relating to this tender, including tender documentation, clarifications and changes, will be published on the etenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge and there is no charge for documents. UCD will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. If the tender documentation is in any way altered or edited, the subsequent tender may be deemed inadmissible.
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6. The supply of goods or services under this notice will be governed by the standard terms and conditions of purchase of the University, a copy of which is available on the `documents’ page at: www.ucd.ie/procure or by e-mail request to: procurement@ucd.ie
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The Purchasing Authority is acting on behalf of the following organisations:
Primarily these Frameworks are being put in place for use by UCD, however, the following institutions may wish to avail of the services of the preferred providers on this framework:
— Dublin City University,
— National University of Ireland Galway,
— National University of Ireland Maynooth,
— Trinity College Dublin,
— University College Cork,
— University of Limerick,
— the University’s strategic partners (or any future strategic partners), including the National College of Art and Design, the Institute of Public Administration and the Institute of Bankers.
It should be noted that there is no obligation on any of the above institutions to purchase under this framework.
(ET Ref:278992).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Contact your solicitor
Recurrent procurement
2015.
Source: OJS 2011/S 145-240904 (2011-07-27)
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